Senior Architect, Identity & Security

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Requirements:

• Extensive leadership experience in identity management, authentication, authorization, and security architecture, including a proven track record of leading large, cross-functional engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in identity management, authentication, authorization, and security architecture, including technologies like OAuth, SAML, OIDC, MFA, and Zero Trust principles.
• Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and lead organizations through complex architectural transformations.
• Experience designing scalable and resilient consumer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions for enterprise applications
• A recognized thought leader in identity and security space, with a demonstrated ability to set strategic direction and execute with a bias for action.
• Skilled at balancing long-term security and identity strategies with short-term business priorities, enabling pragmatic and sustainable solutions.
• Proven ability to design secure, fault-tolerant, and compliance-driven identity systems iteratively and evolutionarily.
• Committed to implementing best practices in security, compliance, and data protection across the organization.
• Strong cloud expertise with hands-on experience in cloud ecosystems (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure), particularly in security and IAM services.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate security and identity concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong collaborator, able to influence and build productive relationships across engineering, security, product, and business teams.
• Passionate about enabling other developers and security professionals through leadership, mentoring, and driving efficient, well-informed decision-making.
• Experienced in leading teams to tackle highly complex identity and security challenges, delivering innovative and impactful solutions.
• Skilled at articulating and sharing security and identity platform vision with customers and synthesizing their business needs to influence strategy and vision.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the strategic vision for Twilio’s Identity and Security architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices.
• Lead and mentor a team of high-performing engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure world-class security, reliability, and compliance for all the products we build.
• Mentor other engineers on the team throughout their journey.
• Influence and guide architectural decisions, balancing long-term vision with immediate business needs
• Represent Twilio as a thought leader in Identity and Security, contributing to industry forums, conferences, and partnerships, including FIDO Alliance and other leading identity governance bodies.