Senior Identity & Access Management Architect

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: IS Manager

We are building a modern, scalable global identity platform to support ABB Robotics' hybrid workforce across more than 50 countries and 150 sites. In this senior role, you will own the design, evolution, and operational excellence of our Identity & Access Management (IAM) landscape. You will combine strategic architectural leadership with hands‑on technical oversight to ensure secure, reliable, and compliant identity services.

The position is global and the preferred locations are Poland, India, Spain, Italy, Sweden and China.

Responsibilities

• Define and continuously evolve the enterprise IAM architecture across workforce identity, access governance, authentication, authorization, and the design/enforcement of RBAC/ABAC models
• Lead the implementation, integration, and operation of core IAM services including SSO, MFA, federation, Azure AD / Entra ID, on‑prem Active Directory, and Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Ensure global IAM service reliability, performance, and security while meeting all audit, compliance, and governance requirements
• Own and optimize identity lifecycle processes (joiner/mover/leaver) and lead integrations with HR systems, ITSM platforms, cloud services, business applications, and expansion into customer/partner identity (CIAM)
• Provide senior technical leadership by coaching engineers and partners, offering direction, and ensuring quality across IAM initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in IAM, identity architecture, or security engineering
• Proven experience shaping enterprise IAM platforms in complex global environments
• Strong expertise in Azure AD / Entra ID and hybrid identity architectures
• Solid understanding of modern authentication and federation (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)
• Experience with IAM platforms (e.g., Okta, Keycloak, Sail Point)
• Strong grasp of security best practices, compliance, and audit readiness
• Ability to operate effectively at both architectural and operational levels
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder influence

About ABB Robotics

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

What's in it for you?

At ABB Robotics, you'll be part of a global leader in automation and innovation. We offer a dynamic and inclusive environment where your ideas and leadership make a real impact. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, visionary teams, and have the opportunity to shape the future of robotics on a global scale. We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You'll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn't just matter, it moves things forward.

Our benefits are competitive, comprehensive, and crafted with you in mind.

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

How to Apply

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Last day to apply is March 2.

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