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JOB TITLE: Senior IAM Analyst – Access Governance & PAM
The Senior IAM Analyst joins the Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice to manage identity lifecycle operations and access governance within a highly regulated financial services environment. This role involves managing end-to-end Joiner, Mover, and Leaver processes, administering identity and role controls across enterprise applications, databases, and cloud environments, and coordinating periodic access certification campaigns. Key responsibilities include supporting CyberArk PAM operations, administering Okta and Active Directory for SSO and MFA, and enforcing least-privilege, RBAC, and Segregation of Duties principles. The candidate will provide evidence for audits involving SOX, FFIEC, and GLBA requirements while participating in platform implementations and automation initiatives. Required technical skills include expertise in CyberArk, Okta, Active Directory, and familiarity with SailPoint, Saviynt, or Microsoft Entra ID.
Manage end-to-end Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) processes including provisioning and deprovisioning.
Administer identity, role, and access controls across enterprise applications, databases, and cloud environments.
Coordinate periodic access reviews and certification campaigns to ensure timely validation and remediation.
Support CyberArk PAM operations including privileged account onboarding, monitoring, and governance.
Administer Okta and Active Directory for authentication, SSO, MFA, and enterprise access management.
Enforce least-privilege, RBAC, and Segregation of Duties (SoD) principles across all identity processes.
Support internal and external audits by providing access reports, evidence, and remediation tracking.
Participate in IAM platform implementations, upgrades, and automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
What we're looking for
7+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management, Identity Governance, Access Management, or IAM Security Operations.
7+ years of hands-on experience with CyberArk/PAM, including privileged account lifecycle and access governance.
Expert knowledge of IAM operations, access governance, user lifecycle management, access certifications, RBAC, SoD, and least-privilege principles.
Strong experience with Okta, including SSO, MFA, authentication, federation, and identity lifecycle capabilities.
Strong knowledge of Active Directory, directory services, user/group administration, and enterprise authentication environments.
Experience supporting IAM audit and compliance requirements including SOX, FFIEC, GLBA, access controls, evidence preparation, and findings remediation.
Familiarity with IAM/IGA platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID, or similar identity governance technologies (preferred).
Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms and access request/incident management processes (preferred).
Microsoft Entra ID
Active Directory
AWS IAM Identity Center
Zero Trust
PAM
PKI
SAML
OAuth
LDAP
ADFS
MIM
Kerberos
DNS
Certificate Services
MFA
Conditional Access
Federation