IAM & IGA integrator

IAM integrator: from advisory to operations, across the entire identity chain

Ariovis designs, integrates and operates IAM and IGA platforms for French and European IT leaders.

We take on the full chain: framing, architecture, connector integration, migration from an existing platform, go-live and continuous operations. Our job is not to sell a tool: it is to make IAM work inside your real information system.

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Frame
Design
Integrate
Go live
Operate

Founded
2024
Cumulative team experience
Over 100 years in IAM and IGA
Locations
Paris • Châtillon • Bordeaux • Brussels
Scope of work
France & Europe

Cumulative experience is the sum of the professional experience of our consultants in identity and access management. It does not represent the seniority of Ariovis as a company.

What an IAM integrator actually does at Ariovis

An IAM project is more than installing a product. It has to plug into reality: HR sources, directories, business applications, entitlement workflows, compliance controls. Here is how we handle each step.

1. Frame

Workshops with IT, security and business teams
Mapping of populations and sources
Diagnosis of directories and repositories
Roadmap by useful milestones

2. Design

Target IAM/IGA/PAM/AM architecture
Role model and entitlement policy
Integration schemas and data flows
Platform choice and cutover scenarios

3. Integrate

SCIM, LDAP, JDBC, API connectors
Joiner, mover, leaver workflows
Provisioning and de-provisioning
Recertifications and campaigns

4. Go live & operate

Controlled cutover, without business disruption
Operations documentation
Level 2 and 3 support
Continuous improvement and evolutions

Posture

Business humility, the Ariovis signature

The central IAM team masters identities, protocols, authentication, sessions, tokens, roles and governance models. It does not necessarily master the full operational reality of every business unit.

The role of IAM is not to tell the business that its need is too complex for the existing group model. It is to help translate that need into a policy that is understandable, secure, maintainable, auditable and proportionate.

The central IAM team masters

identities
protocols
authentication
sessions
tokens
roles
governance models

The product catalog team knows

what an aisle is
who can change a price
what exceptions exist
which products are regulated
which delegations are required
which decisions must be immediate

The CRM team knows

what a client portfolio is
who owns an opportunity
who can export data
which information is sensitive
in what context a delegation is legitimate

We must be experts in identity without pretending to become experts in place of every business unit. Our responsibility is to listen to the business rule, identify the risks it carries, and propose the authorization mechanism that respects it without distorting it.

IAM connectors: the core craft of an integrator

The value of an IAM platform is measured by the applications it can actually drive. We design, build and maintain connectors that translate business rules into technical actions.

Standards

SCIM 2.0
LDAP / Active Directory
SAML 2.0, OIDC, OAuth 2.1
SoD & FGA

HR sources & repositories

HRIS (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, etc.)
Internal directories
Application databases
Contractor and third-party bases

Business applications

ERP and finance
CRM and sales
Productivity and collaboration tools
Industry-specific applications

Cloud & IaaS

Microsoft Entra ID
Google Workspace
AWS, Azure, GCP
SaaS via SCIM or proprietary APIs

A connector that “works in a demo” is not enough. It must handle load, trace its actions, reconcile after an incident and remain readable for the team that will operate it after us.

How we qualify an IAM project

Before writing an architecture, we ask the questions that determine feasibility, budget and schedule. Those answers separate projects that succeed from projects that stall.

Which populations to cover: employees, contractors, partners, technical accounts?
What is the authoritative source for each identity attribute?
Which applications are critical, and which are forgotten?
Which entitlement rules exist, and which need to be created?
What compliance controls, at what frequency, with what evidence?
What budget, what schedule, what production dependencies?

This qualification is a deliverable in itself. It allows us to decide what to launch, what to postpone and what to drop — before committing to integration costs.

Scope of work

In France and across Europe, close to the teams that operate IAM

Île-de-France

Paris and Châtillon (Hauts-de-Seine). Large enterprises, headquarters IT, multi-subsidiary projects.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bordeaux and its region. Southwest presence for mid-market, public and industrial sectors.

Belgium & Europe

Brussels. Foreign entity registered in Belgium (No. 1019726950). Managed services & run team covering Benelux, Switzerland and Germany.

Choosing an IAM integrator close to the field is not a detail: it enables regular workshops, coordinated go-lives and continuous operations.

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The technologies we integrate

IGA — Identity governance

Role model
Provisioning
Recertifications
Segregation of duties (SoD)

Access management

Federated SSO
Adaptive MFA
Passwordless
Session management

PAM — Privileged accounts

Vaults
Session recording
Secret rotation
Just-in-time access

Authorization & FGA

Centralized policy
Authorization at the moment of action
Attributes and context
Logging and audit

We remain vendor-agnostic in our advisory approach; our recommendation is driven by client context: populations, applications, schedule and production constraints.

IAM and IGA integration case studies

Anonymized selection of representative engagements. Client names are never cited without written authorization; scopes are described in strict respect of contractual confidentiality.

Public sector

Local government authority

Modernization of entitlement management for 5,000+ agents and contractors on a heterogeneous information system.

IGA audit and target
Directory and business application connectors
Joiner and leaver workflows
Quarterly recertifications

Outcome: Reduction of unused rights, automated controls and industrialized movements.

Banking & insurance

Mutualist banking group

Regulatory compliance on access traceability for sensitive applications.

Mapping of critical applications
IGA + PAM integration
Automated compliance reports

Outcome: Control evidence available on demand, reduced audit time.

Industry

International industrial group

Harmonization of identity management between headquarters and European subsidiaries.

Multi-tenant architecture
SCIM provisioning to 30+ applications
Roles by business family

Outcome: Onboarding reduced from several days to a few hours.

Healthcare

Hospital institution

Securing access to care applications with strong availability constraints.

Federated SSO
Adaptive MFA
Contextual access policy

Outcome: Continuity of care preserved, strengthened authentication.

Retail & distribution

Retail chain

Managing store and headquarters staff identities with high turnover.

Automated provisioning from HRIS
Roles by job type
Immediate de-provisioning

Outcome: End of orphan accounts, onboarding time cut down.

Energy & utilities

Infrastructure operator

Protection of privileged access on OT and IT environments.

Secret vault
Administrator session recording
Just-in-time access

Outcome: Full traceability of sensitive operations.

Services & consulting

Professional services firm

Management of contractor and guest identities with strengthened compliance.

External identity model
Targeted recertifications
Segregation of duties

Outcome: Third-party access under control, easier audits.

Education & research

Higher education institution

Unified management of student, faculty and administrative identities.

Identity federation
Provisioning to collaboration tools
Academic lifecycle

Outcome: Smoother academic year rollout, stabilized operations.

Field feedback

Before / After an IAM integration by Ariovis

Before

Orphan accounts and unreviewed accumulated rights
Manual, slow onboarding, dependent on individuals
Painful audits, evidence rebuilt by hand
Critical applications outside the IAM scope

After

Lifecycle automated from HR sources
Rights aligned with roles and recertified regularly
Control evidence available on demand
Scope extended by useful, documented milestones

1. Framing
2. Target
3. Milestone 1
4. Milestone 2
5. Generalization
6. Run

A successful IAM project is not a project that delivers a platform. It is a project that leaves a team able to operate it, evolve it and account for it.

Outcomes depend on the initial scope, the quality of starting data and the commitment of business teams. They are indicative and do not constitute a contractual commitment.

Our integrator deliverables

Framing & architecture

Identity mapping
Documented target architecture
Role model
Milestone roadmap

Integration & go-live

Tested and documented connectors
Entitlement workflows
Cutover plan
Acceptance testing and sign-off

Operations & evolution

Operations documentation
Level 2 and 3 support
Compliance reports
Recurring steering committee

Our convictions as an integrator

Deliver by milestones

A first useful scope beats a perfect target that stays on paper. Each milestone prepares the next.

Document to last

Anything not documented will be redone. Rules, mappings, workflows and decisions must remain readable after we leave.

Stay vendor-agnostic

We choose the platform that fits the context, not the one that suits us. The right tool is the one your teams can operate.

Take run seriously

Operations are not a secondary matter. That is where IAM proves its value — or reveals its fragilities.

Align security and business

Security meets Business: the right entitlement, to the right person, at the right time, for the right use.

Own our commitments

We commit to visible, measurable, accountable outcomes — not to promises.

From build to run: the Build → Run handover

Framing
Design
Build
Testing
Go-live
Run

The Build phase produces a working platform. The Run phase ensures it keeps working. Too many IAM projects fail at cutover because Run was not prepared. From the framing stage, we design how your team — or our managed services team — will take over.

L2/L3 support on incidents and evolutions
Operational maintenance of connectors
Functional evolutions delivered in short sprints
Recurring steering committee and shared KPIs

Our managed services & run team

Why choose Ariovis as your IAM integrator

IAM and IGA specialization since day one
Experienced team, over 100 cumulative years in the field
Presence in France and Belgium, close to your teams
Vendor-agnostic approach
Ownership of Run, not just Build
Multi-sector references

We are a boutique firm able to mobilize senior profiles across the entire project chain. No cascading subcontracting, no teams replaced mid-way.

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Frequently asked questions about IAM integration

What is an IAM integrator?

An IAM integrator takes on the design, technical integration and go-live of an identity and access management platform. It bridges business needs, IT constraints and the capabilities of market IAM/IGA products.

What is the difference between IAM and IGA?

IAM (Identity & Access Management) covers identity and access management. IGA (Identity Governance & Administration) adds governance: role policy, recertifications, segregation of duties, compliance evidence.

How long does an IAM integration project take?

A first useful milestone is generally deliverable in 3 to 6 months. Broad coverage on a complex IT landscape spans 12 to 24 months. We deliver by milestones to create value quickly and adjust the target continuously.

Is Ariovis vendor-independent?

Yes. We choose the platform based on the client context. We maintain technical partnerships to master the products we integrate, but our recommendation is not tied to any single vendor.

Does Ariovis work across Europe?

Yes. Our advisory teams are based in France (Paris, Châtillon, Bordeaux). Our managed services and run team is based in Brussels, a legal entity registered in Belgium under number 1019726950. We also operate in Switzerland and Germany.

Does Ariovis handle operations after go-live?

Yes. Run is part of our craft. We provide L2/L3 support, operational maintenance and functional evolutions under a contractual model tailored to each client.

How do we start a project with Ariovis?

With a first qualification conversation. We ask the structuring questions (populations, sources, applications, constraints, budget, schedule) and propose a short framing before any long-term commitment.

An IAM integration project to frame?

Let’s talk. A first no-commitment exchange helps qualify the topic, draft a useful framing, and check whether Ariovis is the right partner for you.

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