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Justin W. Watts

Information, Risk, & Cybersecurity Architect
Sussex,WI

Summary

Technology leader with 15+ years in IT, blending strategic insight, technical precision, and business process expertise to deliver resilient, standards-driven solutions that drive organizational success. Known for solving complex challenges through clear communication and collaborative leadership.

Skills

Regulatory Standards (eg, ITAR, GDPR)

Industry Standards (eg, NIST)

IT Security Architecture

Technology Integrations

Access Control & Identity Management

IT Service Management (ITSM)

Work History

Principal Architect

Northwestern Mutual
06.2020 - Current
  • Leader for 140-member team, aligning delivery with business strategy.
  • Co-creating department vision and technical goals for long-term impact.
  • Boosting program productivity 109% with reduced budgets and staff.
  • Coaching leaders, strengthening team performance and strategic focus.
  • Baselining organizational security standards to align with NIST.
  • Ensuring risk acceptance for deviations from best practices and regulations.
  • Delivering user-focused solutions bridging business and technology.
  • Modernizing systems for performance, scale, and future readiness.
  • Working with Internal Auditors to shape Audit effectiveness.
  • Developing Management Action Plans to remediate audit findings.
  • Perform detailed security architecture reviews for high-risk systems.
  • Escalation point for the most complex security issues.

Managing Architect

Concurrency, Inc.
06.2019 - 06.2020
  • Built strong customer relationships, consistently exceeding expectations.
  • Developed creative strategies to maximize results with limited resources.
  • Led teams across time, schedule, and performance to meet objectives.
  • Primary escalation point ensuring project delivery success.
  • Defined roles and responsibilities to enhance operational effectiveness.
  • Created intellectual property to support sales and go-to-market efforts.
  • Developed and managed proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs).
  • Partnered with Microsoft product groups to influence adoption and roadmap.

Technical Architect

Concurrency, Inc.
06.2018 - 06.2019
  • Technology Strategy Lead for Cross-Functional Infrastructure integrations.
  • Deployed Microsoft Identity & Endpoint tools to support customer initiatives.
  • Architecture & design for federally regulated company divestiture.
  • Designed core infrastructure to support complex enterprise migrations.
  • Developed proprietary model for system dependency discovery.
  • Delivering integrations for Third-Party and Business to Business Collaboration.
  • Development of maturity assessment framework based on NIST.
  • Created frameworks, guides, and checklists to standardize project delivery.
  • Presented at technical roadshows at Microsoft Technology Centers.
  • Developed and managed proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs).

Identity & Access Management Architect

AbbVie, Inc.
03.2018 - 06.2018
  • Evaluation of organizational Identity & Access Management practices.
  • Development of organizational Identity Management requirements.
  • Development of Identity Management strategy.
  • Evaluation and baseline of Identity Management maturity.
  • Provided migration architecture guidance for company acquisition.
  • Participated in vendor selection process for Enterprise technology.

Identity & Access Management Architect

Johnson Controls International, PLC
12.2016 - 03.2018
  • Infrastructure architect for federally regulated manufacturing subsidiary.
  • Architect for enterprise infrastructure migrations supporting acquisition.
  • Strategic planning aligned with Technology & Business goals.
  • Liaison to translate complex technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Developed maturity models, strategies, and multi-year roadmaps.
  • Developed NIST-aligned policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
  • Technology implementation to streamline regulatory compliance (e.g., SOX).
  • Coached and mentored talent strengthening team performance.
  • Defined and evaluated enterprise services and capabilities.
  • Translated customer needs into clear, actionable technical requirements.
  • Tailored communications to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
  • Reviewed project portfolios to identify demand and drive engagement.

Identity & Access Management Engineer

Johnson Controls Inc.
03.2010 - 11.2016
  • Authored technical architecture and operations guides.
  • Design and implementation of Identity & Access Management solutions.
  • Co-contributor to Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture (MAD) planning.
  • Implementation of Productivity & Collaboration services
  • Implementation and migration of global conferencing solution.
  • Development of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans.
  • Implementation and support of proprietary telephone provisioning solution.
  • Design for datacenter port mapping.
  • Management of North American telephony projects.
  • Tier 3 support for IAM & Voice-over IP Solutions.
  • Network Device Configuration and Administration.

Field Artillery Fire Direction Controlman

United States Marine Corps
10.2005 - 10.2009
  • Interim Operations Chief for Echo Btry, 2nd Bn, 11th Marines.
  • Management of physical and digital classified information.
  • Collaboration in Multinational Military Operations.
  • Provided Strategic Analysis and Reporting on Combat Readiness.
  • Contributor to Regimental Combat Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
  • Technician for artillery IT systems and communications equipment.
  • Regimental Training & Operations Manager.
  • Safety Officer for Echo Btry, 2nd Bn, 11th Marines.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information System Cyber Security

ITT Technical Institute
12.2014

Timeline

Principal Architect

Northwestern Mutual
06.2020 - Current

Managing Architect

Concurrency, Inc.
06.2019 - 06.2020

Technical Architect

Concurrency, Inc.
06.2018 - 06.2019

Identity & Access Management Architect

AbbVie, Inc.
03.2018 - 06.2018

Identity & Access Management Architect

Johnson Controls International, PLC
12.2016 - 03.2018

Identity & Access Management Engineer

Johnson Controls Inc.
03.2010 - 11.2016

Field Artillery Fire Direction Controlman

United States Marine Corps
10.2005 - 10.2009

Bachelor of Science - Information System Cyber Security

ITT Technical Institute

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Courses

Johnson Controls - Innovation Catalyst

AfterBurner - Flawless Execution University (FlexU)

FISMA 101: Understanding FISMA Compliance (FISMA 101)

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