**Position Overview** This role is responsible for leading the Identity and Access Management (IAM) program, with accountability for the design, delivery, and ongoing operation of enterprise identity governance and access control capabilities. The IAM Manager serves as a highly technical leader, ensuring identity lifecycle management, access governance, and authentication services are reliable, scalable, and aligned with security and compliance requirements. The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on IAM engineering experience with strong people leadership, remaining actively involved in solution design and problem resolution while leading and developing an IAM team. This role operates at the intersection of security, infrastructure, application, and business teams to ensure identity services effectively support business operations while reducing security risk. **A Day In The Life** **IAM Engineering & Technical Leadership** + Provide hands-on technical leadership for IAM platforms and services, including identity lifecycle management, access governance, and authentication controls. + Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of IAM solutions supporting joiner, mover, and leaver (JML) processes, access provisioning, deprovisioning, certifications, and role management. + Oversee integrations between IAM platforms, directories, HR systems, cloud services, and enterprise applications to ensure accurate and timely identity governance. + Remain actively involved in solution design, configuration, troubleshooting, and complex issue resolution related to IAM platforms and integrations. + Define and enforce IAM architecture standards, design patterns, and operational best practices to ensure consistency, scalability, and security. **Operations, Risk & Governance** + Ensure timely resolution of all IAM related Incident & Service Requests. + Partner with security, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams to ensure IAM controls meet security, audit, and regulatory requirements. + Support access reviews, certifications, and audit activities, ensuring IAM evidence is accurate, complete, and audit-ready. + Monitor IAM operational health, identify risks or control gaps, and drive remediation efforts to closure. + Support platform upgrades, enhancements, and modernization initiatives to improve IAM reliability and capability maturity. + Communicate technical risks, dependencies, and operational status to leadership and stakeholders. **Team Development, Enablement & Documentation** + Lead, mentor, and develop a team of IAM engineers and analysts, providing technical coaching and guidance. + Support hiring, onboarding, and development of IAM talent to meet current and future operational needs. + Set team priorities, manage workload, and ensure delivery of IAM initiatives and operational support. + Ensure comprehensive documentation of IAM processes, standards, integrations, and operational procedures. + Promote a collaborative, accountable, and continuous-improvement culture within the IAM team. **You'll Come With** **Education:** Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. **Licenses/Certification/Registration:** Expert level cybersecurity/IAM certification such as CIAM, CIDPRO, CISSP, CCSP, CASP, CISM, etc. **Experience:** Ten years of experience in IT/Cybersecurity, minimum of seven years’ experience in Identity & Access Management, at least three years’ experience in a leadership or people management role (team lead, manager, or similar). \#LI-TG1 **Come join our team. You’re going to like it here!** You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan. We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location. **Min-Mid** $0.00 - $0.00 **Posting Number** R102151 **Location** New Jersey-Edgewater Park **Address** 4287 Route 130 S **Zip Code** 08010 **Pay Rate** Salaried **Career Site Category** Corporate **Position Category** Information Technology **Job Type** Full-Time **Remote Type** Hybrid **Evergreen** No