Principal Architect, Solution Architecture

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Position Summary   The Principal Architect will define and guide the solution architecture for an identity lifecycle management ecosystem. This role extends beyond administration of identity applications. It combines deep SailPoint Identity Security Cloud   expertise   with enterprise architecture, integration, identity data strategy, analytics, and user-centered experience design. The architect will help   establish   the technical foundation for an identity platform that connects external systems and applications, supports an identity data fabric, and enables internally developed agentic AI capabilities.

Own the target architecture and technical roadmap for an enterprise identity lifecycle management platform built around SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC).   Design how SailPoint ISC connects with external platforms, enterprise applications, authoritative sources, and downstream identity and access services.   Define scalable patterns for identity data ingestion, connectivity, normalization, governance, access, and reuse across the identity ecosystem.   Guide   the development of an identity data lake and broader identity data fabric that supports analytics and experience-layer capabilities.   Partner with data and engineering teams to use existing enterprise platforms, including Databricks and Lina, for identity data, analytics, and solution delivery.   Architect user experiences that translate identity data and workflows into clear, efficient interactions for employees, approvers, administrators, and other stakeholders.   Shape identity-focused agentic AI use cases, including assistants that understand user context,   identify   requested application access, initiate access requests, and route approvals.   Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions for identity and AI capabilities, with emphasis on developing differentiated internal capabilities where   appropriate .   Create architecture standards, reusable integration patterns, reference designs, and decision documentation for identity lifecycle solutions.   Provide technical leadership across identity, access, data, connected systems, analytics, automation, and user experience domains.   Collaborate with security, IAM, data, engineering, application, and business partners to align architecture with enterprise requirements and delivery priorities.   Communicate complex architecture decisions to technical and nontechnical stakeholders and influence implementation across multiple teams.   This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.

Demonstrated hands-on architecture experience with SailPoint, with specific   expertise   in SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC).   Strong knowledge of identity lifecycle management, identity governance, access-request workflows, approvals, provisioning, and connected-system architecture.