At KeyData Cyber, our vision is to be the North American leader in designing and delivering digital identity security strategies and solutions to protect our clients in their digital transformation initiatives.
KeyData Cyber is a Gartner-recognized leader in professional identity security services, specializing in:
- Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
- Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM)
- Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
- Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR)
Come join us, you’re key to our success!
We are currently seeking an ID Verification Specialist to join our Delivery Services team and lead the Proof of Concept (POC) for an identity verification solution. This role demands deep expertise in identity and access management, hands-on experience with identity verification technologies, and strong collaboration skills to work across technical and business teams in evaluating, designing, and validating solutions that enhance our digital identity capabilities.
Location: USA, Remote.
Employment Type: Contract duration until December 2025, with a possibility for extension.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the end-to-end Proof of Concept (POC) for identity verification implementation.
- Define success criteria, develop test scenarios, and establish evaluation metrics for the POC.
- Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to configure and deploy POC environments.
- Develop practical identity verification use cases (e.g., employee validation during help desk calls).
- Evaluate identity verification technologies such as biometric authentication, document verification, and liveness detection.
- Integrate identity verification solutions with IAM platforms (e.g., Ping Identity).
- Ensure all solutions comply with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with product owners, security architects, and compliance teams to gather and clarify requirements.
- Present findings, recommendations, and technical insights to leadership and key decision-makers.
- Produce detailed documentation including architecture diagrams, POC results, and implementation roadmaps.
- Provide technical guidance and conduct knowledge transfer sessions for internal teams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology; post-graduate degree in a related field is a strong asset.
- 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in identity and access management (IAM) and identity verification technologies.
- Proven experience leading Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives or similar project implementations.
- Familiarity with IAM platforms such as Ping Identity, Okta, or similar solutions
- In-depth knowledge of identity verification technologies including biometric authentication, document verification, and liveness detection.
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
- Experience integrating identity verification solutions with IAM systems and enterprise environments.
- Ability to define success criteria, develop test scenarios, and critically evaluate technologies to recommend optimal solutions
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to think independently and to present information in a conceptual, persuasive, and understandable manner.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Adaptable to working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, positive, collaborative, and organized individual with the capability to maintain flexibility and take ownership of projects and processes.#LI-RJ1
Why KeyData Cyber?
A Place Putting People First – Our team is our strongest asset. We have smart, hard-working, and talented team members. We support learning and development at all levels and encourage work-life balance as part of our key values.
A Place to Accelerate Your Career – We have the most digital identity solution deployments in Canada and we are in hyper-growth mode across North America. There are extensive opportunities to learn, develop, and advance in different areas of the business.
A Place to Share Your Perspective – We create a culture of respect, belonging, and empowerment for everyone by promoting fair treatment and full participation for all.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
Apply now to join the KeyData Cyber team!
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