• Own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for enterprise authentication, federation, and external identity platforms • Define enterprise standards for SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, federation, adaptive authentication, and external identity access • Drive adoption of modern authentication models, including passwordless authentication and risk-based access policies • Lead engineering and operations of authentication platforms including Ping Identity and Microsoft Entra ID • Establish end-to-end CIAM architecture, governance and secure authentication patterns for external identities accessing enterprise platforms