SailPoint Lead

Persistent Systems · IT Services & Consulting

PUNE
Hybrid
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About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies, 7 of the 10 top US banks, 9 of the 10 technology companies, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 26 sequential quarters of growth with $487.6M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 7.8% Q-o-Q and 20.0% Y-o-Y. Our 29,500+ global team members, located in 21 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received five awards at the ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens™ Awards 2026 and, for the second year in a row, were awarded the Growth Honor of the Year at the Everest Group Elevate 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced SailPoint Lead to drive the design, implementation, and delivery of enterprise identity governance solutions using SailPoint IdentityIQ and IdentityNow. This role is responsible for translating business and security requirements into scalable identity governance architectures, leading technical delivery teams, and ensuring successful implementation of identity lifecycle management, access governance, provisioning, and compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership while partnering with security, application, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver robust identity governance solutions.

Role: SailPoint Lead

Location: Pune

Experience: Between 12 to 15 Years

Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of SailPoint IdentityIQ and IdentityNow solutions across enterprise environments.

Define solution strategies for identity lifecycle management, provisioning, access requests, role management, certifications, and access governance.

Translate business, security, audit, and compliance requirements into scalable identity governance architectures and implementation roadmaps.

Lead application onboarding initiatives and define connector, integration, and provisioning strategies for enterprise applications.

Design and oversee implementation of Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes, access certifications, role-based access controls (RBAC), and segregation of duties controls.

Review and approve workflows, rules, forms, customizations, provisioning configurations, and integration designs.

Lead code reviews, technical assessments, release planning, deployment reviews, and quality assurance activities.

Guide troubleshooting and resolution of complex workflow, reconciliation, provisioning, performance, and data-quality issues.

Establish development standards, governance frameworks, reusable assets, and implementation best practices.

Collaborate with enterprise architects, security teams, application owners, and business stakeholders to align IAM initiatives with organizational objectives.

Support audit, compliance, governance, and risk management activities through robust identity controls and reporting.

Drive continuous improvement, platform optimization, and innovation across SailPoint implementations.

Mentor developers, engineers, and project teams while providing technical leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Expertise You'll Bring:

12-15 years of experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Cybersecurity, or Enterprise Security Engineering.

Deep hands-on expertise with SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) and/or SailPoint IdentityNow implementations in large enterprise environments.

Proven experience leading complex IGA transformation programs and enterprise identity governance initiatives.

Strong expertise in identity lifecycle management, provisioning, reconciliation, role management, access requests, certifications, and governance processes.

Extensive experience with Java, BeanShell, REST APIs, Web Services, XML, SQL, LDAP, and enterprise application integrations.

Strong understanding of Identity Governance concepts including RBAC, ABAC, JML processes, access reviews, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements.

Experience integrating SailPoint with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP, SAP, Oracle, Workday, ServiceNow, cloud platforms, and custom applications.

Deep knowledge of authentication, authorization, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and federation technologies.

Proven experience designing scalable connector strategies, onboarding frameworks, and enterprise provisioning models.

Strong experience leading solution architecture reviews, technical governance, project planning, and delivery management activities.

Understanding of regulatory and security frameworks including SOX, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and access governance requirements.

Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, documentation, presentation, and leadership abilities.

Experience leading distributed engineering teams and mentoring SailPoint developers and IAM engineers.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or a related discipline.

SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer, SailPoint IdentityNow Engineer, CISSP, CISM, or other IAM-related certifications are highly desirable.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package

Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies

Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards

Annual health check-ups

Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.

Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment.

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"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."

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