IAM Analyst
About the Opportunity
A global financial services organization is seeking an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst to support enterprise-wide access governance, user entitlement administration, and privileged access controls. This individual will play a key role in maintaining a secure access environment by ensuring employees, contractors, and third-party users receive appropriate system access while supporting regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
This position offers exposure to identity governance, access certifications, automation initiatives, audit support, and privileged account management within a highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer user access requests, modifications, and removals across a variety of business applications and technology platforms.
- Support identity governance processes to ensure user entitlements are aligned with business responsibilities and security policies.
- Execute periodic access certification campaigns and partner with stakeholders to validate access appropriateness.
- Produce access control and compliance reporting for internal stakeholders, auditors, and regulators.
- Monitor privileged account activity and assist with governance of elevated access across enterprise systems.
- Maintain and improve access management procedures, workflows, and operational documentation.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to resolve access-related issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve IAM operations through automation, system integrations, and process optimization.
- Participate in audit reviews, regulatory exams, and control testing activities.
- Support ongoing efforts to strengthen access controls across both internal and third-party environments.
Desired Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience within Identity & Access Management, Information Security, or Cybersecurity Operations.
- Experience with user provisioning, access governance, role management, or access recertification processes.
- Familiarity with IAM platforms such as SailPoint or comparable identity governance solutions.
- Understanding of privileged access management concepts and controls.
- Exposure to automation, APIs, workflow development, or system integrations.
- Knowledge of security and risk frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or similar standards.
- Working knowledge of Active Directory, Windows environments, networking fundamentals, and security technologies.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance initiatives, or regulatory examinations.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
- Financial services industry experience is preferred but not required.
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