Hermès IAM Architecture Lead
- Location
- PantinÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- IT & Technology Systems
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- May 27, 2026
About %s
Hermès is a historic French luxury maison renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship, heritage, and commitment to quality. Founded in 1837, the house operates an expansive global presence with a diverse portfolio of distribution channels including boutiques, e-commerce, and mobile platforms. The organisation maintains a complex ecosystem encompassing employees, partners, concessionaires, and clients across multiple continents. Hermès is currently undergoing significant digital transformation, with cybersecurity and identity governance positioned as strategic pillars supporting secure business acceleration.
Hermès seeks Senior IAM Architect (CDI, full-time) in Pantin to lead identity governance across hybrid multi-cloud enterprise infrastructure in luxury goods sector.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the IAM architecture framework, encompassing identity governance & administration (IGA), authentication, authorization, and privileged access management (PAM)
- Lead the design authority function for IAM and collaborate closely with cybersecurity leadership to establish coherent design standards
- Develop IAM standards, patterns, and best practices ensuring consistency and compliance with enterprise security policies
- Guarantee coherence and conformance of all deployed solutions to established architectural guidelines
- Support business and product teams in assessing and addressing their IAM requirements through impact analysis and feasibility studies
- Advise technical and business stakeholders on optimal solutions aligned with enterprise strategy
- Participate in architecture review boards and validate technical decisions across transformation programmes
- Conduct continuous technology watch on emerging IAM innovations including Zero Trust, Agentic AI, non-human identity (NHI), decentralized identity, and passwordless approaches
- Propose improvement and innovation roadmaps aligned with evolving business and security needs
- Define resilience and business continuity architectures for IAM platforms and processes
Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years of cumulative experience in cybersecurity or IT operations
- At least 7 years of direct experience in IAM architecture and large-scale transformation programmes
- Expertise designing and operating hybrid (on-premises/multi-cloud) environments serving organizations with more than 10,000 users
- Strong foundational knowledge of IGA, authentication frameworks, authorization mechanisms, and PAM
- Understanding of decentralized and non-human identity architectures including SPIFFE
- Demonstrable expertise in Zero Trust, API security, cloud IAM, and cloud PAM implementations
- Knowledge and practical application of security frameworks and compliance standards
- Technical leadership capability with ability to build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
- Exceptional communication skills spanning technical and non-technical audiences
- Strategic vision with strong anticipatory capability
- Rigorous, autonomous, and service-oriented mindset
Skills
Experience
Minimum 8 years of experience in cybersecurity or IT operations, with at least 7 years dedicated to IAM architecture and large-scale transformation initiatives. Proven expertise designing and operating hybrid on-premises and multi-cloud identity environments for international organizations exceeding 10,000 users. Background should demonstrate successful architectural design, governance implementation, and cross-functional programme leadership in complex, highly regulated enterprise settings.
Education
Advanced degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or related technical field; or equivalent professional certification and demonstrated expertise through substantial IAM architecture experience.
Workplace
This position is based in Pantin, Île-de-France, France, within easy reach of Paris.
Culture
Hermès operates as a principled luxury employer committed to ethical business practices, workforce diversity, and inclusive employment. The cybersecurity function plays a central, strategic role in the organization's digital transformation, with identity architecture recognized as foundational to enabling secure innovation. The culture emphasizes craftsmanship, quality, and long-term relationship building—values reflected in both product creation and internal operations.
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