Cybersecurity Program Strategist - IAM Tester​/QA Lead

Overview

The IAM Lead Tester / QA Lead works closely with key stakeholders—including senior leaders, product owners, engineers, and line-of-business partners—to clearly define the testing vision, quality strategy, and overall approach needed to ensure products meet business requirements, mitigate risks, and deliver a high-quality customer experience.

This role collaborates across teams to drive testing initiatives from planning through execution, continuously enhance QA standards and processes, integrate scalable and automated testing solutions, and maintain the strategic direction of the organization’s quality engineering practices.

This role will be full-time, onsite (5 days a week) at Truist core location (NC, GA, VA).

• Partner with IAM leadership and IAM cross‑functional teams to define the QA strategy, testing roadmap, and quality objectives for programs and releases.
• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of end‑to‑end testing activities—including functional testing, regression, system integration, UAT, performance testing, and automation coverage of the entire IAM stack.
• Oversee IAM test governance and provide clear communication on testing progress, risks, defects, quality metrics, and release readiness.
• Provide strategic direction on test tooling, automation frameworks, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prioritize QA investments and resource allocation to ensure effective coverage and timely delivery across multiple projects.
• Manage a portfolio of testing activities and lead the delivery of quality controls, including defect prevention, risk‑based test planning, and remediation strategies.
• Guide teams in identifying gaps, exposures, and areas for improvement within the QA lifecycle, and ensure remediation actions are executed effectively.
• Mentor testers and QA engineers, fostering a culture of quality, accountability, and technical excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, technology related field or equivalent education and related training
• More than seven years of demonstrated progressive experience in Cybersecurity, with emphasis on data lost prevention, vulnerability management, access management, firewalls, security awareness training, etc.
• Excellent ability to express complex multi-disciplinary technical and business concepts in terms that are understandable to all levels of Lines of Business and corporate management both verbally and in writing
• Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity terms, concepts, disciplines, frameworks, best practices and industry/regulatory requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience testing SailPoint ISC or other IAM tools like SailPoint IIQ, OIM, Saviynt including lifecycle events, provisioning workflows, access certifications, and policy enforcement.
• Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts such as RBAC, ABAC, least privilege, separation of duties (SoD), entitlements, and identity governance best practices.
• Experience automating test cases
• Experience conducting, preparing and presenting analysis, findings and recommendations
• Cyber security certifications such as CISA, CISSP

• Role is full-time, onsite (5 days a week) at Truist core location (NC, GA, VA).
• Work conditions:
  Sitting, Visual/Audio/Speaking, Manual Dexterity/Keyboarding, Availability for overtime as directed by manager and required by business need, Travel up to 10%.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:
All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also…