Job Description:
Cybersecurity Identity Architect
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
With 3M’s continued commitment to security and its path toward modernization and improvement, we are seeking a strategic and technically skilled Cybersecurity Identity Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise identity and access management (IAM) solutions. This role will define the architecture for identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access across cloud and on-prem environments, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements. In addition, the architect is responsible for coordinating and integrating into other IT, Cybersecurity, and business solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and design scalable IAM solutions including SSO, MFA, identity federation, IDV, IGA and privileged access management
- Develop and maintain identity architecture blueprints, standards, and roadmaps
- Collaborate with engineering, compliance, and business teams to translate security requirements into technical designs, including authorization mappings
- Collaborate with detection and response teams and the scaling of ITDR services
- Lead technical evaluations of IAM tools and platforms, and oversee their integration
- Partner with cybersecurity engineers and architects on integrating IAM into the IT and cybersecurity tooling ecosystem (e.g. SOC, Data Security, AI, Network, etc.)
- Ensure new identity solutions align with zero trust principles, data protection policies, and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR)
- When required, provide technical leadership to incident response and identity-related threat mitigation
- Stay current with emerging IAM technologies, trends, and threats
- Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies such as passwordless authentication, continuous adaptive trust, or AI-driven access decisions while creating and optimizing associated process with associated teams
- Manage vendor relationships
- Define KPIs and metrics with IAM Program lead to measure IAM program effectiveness
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (completed and verified prior to start)
Ten (10) years experience in enterprise identity management in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
- Experience operating in a multi-national and large enterprise
- Deep understanding of identity protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP, Kerberos, etc.)
- Ability to design and articulate identity, authentication, authorization, and lifecycle management solutions for modern IT systems (APIs, containers, agentic agents, etc.)
- Deep understanding of non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, AI agents, and delegated (on-behalf-of) authentication flows.
- Understanding of API gateways (mTLS, SPIFFE/SPIRE), and token management
- Experience with IAM platforms (e.g., Azure AD / Entra, Saviynt, CyberArk, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of cloud identity (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance standards (HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS)
- Excellent written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent ability to document complex technical solutions for consumption at a variety of levels
- Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- CISSP, CISM, or similar
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Experience supporting a manufacturing company with IT and OT
- Experience integrating identity into larger cybersecurity systems and workflows
Work location:
- This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN or Austin, TX locations.
Travel: May include up to 5%
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well-being
3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $221,591 - $270,834, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 08/18/2026 To 09/17/2026 Or until filled
All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.
Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
