[Hiring] Associate Vice President, Trust & Identity Platforms and Service @Internet 2

Role Description

Internet2 is seeking a strategic and technically accomplished leader to share responsibility for the technology and product strategy of its Trust & Identity services while providing primary leadership for platform strategy, architecture, and engineering. This role is responsible for translating strategic objectives into the technology platforms that support the InCommon Federation, Federation Manager, eduroam for the United States, identity and access management (IAM) services, and certificate services relied upon by participating institutions.

This position will drive the evolution of Internet2’s Trust & Identity ecosystem, including the transition to cloud-native federation and IAM services, while ensuring the reliability, security, scalability, and long-term sustainability of existing platforms. Working closely with organizational leadership, technical teams, community stakeholders, and external partners, this individual will guide software and open-source strategy, foster innovation, support data integration and analytics initiatives, build relationships across the trust and identity community, and provide oversight of vendor partnerships, service management practices, and budget planning.

• Platform Strategy, Architecture & Innovation:
  • Define and execute the platform strategy, architecture, and lifecycle for the Trust and Identity portfolio.
  • Lead next-generation federation initiatives, including OpenID Connect, OpenID Federation, IAM-as-a-service, quantum-resistant cryptography, and emerging AI-driven trust architectures.
• Software Engineering & Platform Development:
  • Direct software development and platform engineering efforts, establishing engineering standards, CI/CD practices, and secure development processes.
  • Drive open-source strategy, platform sourcing decisions, and the evolution of Trust and Identity products and services.
• Service Operations & Security:
  • Ensure reliable delivery of mission-critical services through effective service management, incident response, change management, and support operations.
  • Oversee the security posture of platforms, including threat modeling, security governance, risk management, and post-quantum readiness.
• Community & External Partnerships:
  • Lead engagement with community technical leaders, governance groups, and standards initiatives across the research and education ecosystem.
  • Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, peer organizations, suppliers, and strategic partners.
• Leadership, Data Strategy & Business Management:
  • Provide stewardship for Data Integration and Data Analytics initiatives during organizational transition.
  • Lead people management, budget planning, contracts, financial oversight, and organizational administration.

Qualifications

• Strategic technology leader with deep expertise in identity, access management, federation, cloud-native platforms, and cybersecurity.
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communicator.
• Collaborative and humble leader who excels at building trust and developing talent.
• Highly adaptable and intellectually curious professional.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (or related field) supplemented by professional experience equivalent to a Master’s degree.
• 10+ years of progressive technology experience, including significant software development experience.
• Deep expertise in federated identity and access management, including SAML 2.0 and federation operations.
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Experience defining product strategy and managing community-developed service portfolios.
• Demonstrated experience leading cloud-native platforms and evaluating emerging technologies.
• Experience overseeing secure, reliable technology operations.
• 5+ years of leadership experience, including experience as a manager of managers.
• Demonstrated business and operational leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative partnerships and foster innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency with OpenID Federation, eduGAIN interfederation, and eduroam.
• Experience leading data integration, analytics, and business intelligence functions.
• Experience within higher education, research, or non-profit technology service organizations.
• Familiarity with community-governed, community-developed technology platforms and services.
• Experience supporting research and education communities through technology solutions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances.
• Health spending account program.
• Sick time and vacation time.
• Tax deferred retirement plan.

Pay Grade

IT-8

Expected Hiring Range: $211,900 - $238,400

Starting salary is commensurate and may vary with experience and education.

For pay transparency purposes, the full salary range is: $211,900 - $317,900.