Ahold Delhaize Group is one of the world's largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-Commerce. Its family of great, local brands serves more than 50 million customers each week in Europe, the United States and Indonesia. Together, these brands employ more than 420,000 associates in more than 7,000 grocery and specialty stores. Our AD Group is based in Zaandam in the Netherlands, but AD Group associates also work in all the countries we serve. This team supports all our great local brands in finance, HR, IT, legal, communications, sustainable retailing, and other key functions. 

IGA Solution Architect

As the IGA Solution Architect, you will be part of the IGA Platform team. This team is accountable for all the IGA capabilities such as Identity Management, RBAC, Access Certification, Self Service Access Request, Identity Analytics, and External User Management.  You will work closely with the Business stakeholders in requirements refinement, collaborating with Architects in creating designs and implementation of new projects as well as optimizing existing solutions.

About Ahold Delhaize

We’re Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce. Together with our 19 strong local retail brands all over the world, we aim to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our customers, our people and the world around us. We offer a highly dynamic, international work environment in which our employees thrive.

Your new work environment

At Ahold Delhaize, you’ll join a diverse, international team that’s driving one of the most impactful digital and security transformations in the retail industry. This team is accountable for managing the BAU as well as driving a fast paced, super ambitious IGA transformation program.

Our Identity & Access Management (IAM) function plays a critical role in enabling secure and seamless access for thousands of users across brands, countries, and systems. You’ll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, where innovation, trust, and integrity are at the heart of everything we do.

Working closely with teams across Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, HR, and Business Technology, you’ll help shape how digital identities are governed and managed across the enterprise — ensuring that security and user experience go hand in hand.

We believe in flexibility, empowerment, and balance — you’ll have the autonomy to lead and design solutions, while being supported by talented peers who share a passion for secure and scalable digital transformation

You will be given the freedom and responsibility to take ownership of your work and broaden your horizons by working together with knowledgeable colleagues from different countries who have an abundance of expertise in many areas. We will continually invest in you and help you build on your talents and skills for the future.  

Key responsibilities of your role

Your role is highly diverse and encompasses various responsibilities. Here are the key ones: 

• Architect and design end-to-end IGA solutions covering identity lifecycle management, provisioning, access certification, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Define and maintain the target-state IGA architecture, aligned with enterprise IAM strategy and security standards.
• Lead technical design sessions and collaborate with engineering teams for successful implementation and integration.
• Work closely with stakeholders (Security, HR, IT, Compliance, Business Units) to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Define and enforce governance models, role engineering, and SoD (Segregation of Duties) policies.
• Oversee integration of the IGA platform with Active Directory, Azure AD, HR systems, and cloud/on-prem apps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, recommend improvements, and drive the migration from legacy IAM systems to modern IGA platforms.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts (HLDs, LLDs, integration diagrams, data flows).
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to IAM engineers and developers.
• Drive continuous improvement in IAM/IGA processes, automation, and security posture
• Serve as the primary point of contact for incident troubleshooting during on-call periods, adhering to the on-call rotation schedule (Acting as Ahold Delhaize MoD - responsible 24/7 for driving incident resolution on a rotational basis).

What’s in it for you?

Aside from what we ask of you in this role, we also have a great deal to offer you: plenty of growth opportunities and various cross-brand career options; flexible working hours; a hybrid working model (we ask you to spend at least 50% of your working time at the office); and the chance to drive meaningful change on a global scale. You can look forward to a good work-life balance, and the chance to work in an inclusive environment that wholeheartedly encourages growth and welcomes you just the way you are.

Technology is vital to Ahold Delhaize and its entire family of brands. As a global team, we support and accelerate the tech transformation and IT optimization of our company and brands. By providing the best possible IT strategy, infrastructure and technology, we enable the company to strengthen our position as a leading omnichannel retailer. We’re a highly energetic team – our members are from different cultures, all over the world – with a very innovative mindset and a truly global view. We collaborate regularly across countries and brands. We are eager for continuous transformation within an ever-changing environment, constantly seeking new, innovative technologies and processes to stay ahead of the curve. If you want to learn from the best, the Technology department really is the place to be. 

Requirements

We think you’ll be best geared for success if you meet the following requirements:

• Understanding of IAM concepts and principles including Identity Lifecycle Mgmt, RBAC, Application Onboarding
• Have been part of teams that executed greenfield IGA Implementation projects
• Familiarity with IAM products and methodologies such as SailPoint, IBM ISIM or Saviynt
• Ability to identify and solve solutions to complex problems to solve business needs
• Ability to translate requirements into solutions
• Great collaboration skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with working and managing a team of Service Integrators (SIs)

Apply now!
Are you keen to join the team? Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, but you still believe you have the personality and skills that make you a suitable candidate, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us. Apply now via the button on this page.

At Ahold Delhaize and our local brands, we broadly define diversity as being inclusive of thoughts and skills, generational differences, LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, nationalities and more, and we accept all people for who they are.

The AD Group sets global strategies frameworks, facilitates the sharing of best practice and encourages economies of scale. Great examples include sharing technology and digital know-how, so we can continue to lead in online and in-store retailing, setting global targets for healthy and sustainable products-including reducing food waste, use of plastics and making our products healthier to use and eat, and championing development for our future leaders-from learning about the digital mindset to leading our stores of the future. 

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.