IT IAM Analyst

IT IAM Analyst

Position : 100% Remote

IT Analyst Ops Controls & Access Reviews

Position : 100% Remote

Description

Overview

The IT Analyst will assist in creating and completing access management controls, including access certification campaigns and related quality assurance. This role researches, analyzes, compiles and documents data, requirements, workflow/processes, functionality and controls related to Identity & Access Management. You will develop and evaluate information, and prepare recommendations based on analysis for use in decision-making. This position provides leadership for IAM compliance and strategic transformational projects or programs, acting as a liaison or subject matter expert to business and technical stakeholders in understanding current and future IAM capabilities, functions, security governance, risk controls and transitioning to new IAM transformation and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

Leads and provides advanced levels of analysis and leadership across business stakeholders, technical stakeholders and other analysts supporting IAM controls, including ongoing access attestations and audits, as well as operational improvements and transformational initiatives for the Identity & Access Management (IAM) services. Specific analysis efforts include but are not limited to the following:

Ensuring IAM governance structures adhere to defined policies, standards, and controls. Ensuring that IAM core capabilities, IAM operations, business stakeholder usage and application integrations follow the governance structures.

Maintaining a continuous and strong security posture across all business and ISD IAM stakeholders via ongoing, proactive reviews of account access and authorization, and designing short- and long-term improvements to ensure violations are remediated.

Facilitate translation of business and operational needs from Member and Workforce channels and related stakeholders to improve existing capabilities and define new IAM transformational capabilities.

Analyzing and documenting functional & nonfunctional requirements for various IAM domains such as Access Certification, Identity Life cycle Management, and analytics.

Engaging business and technical stakeholders in transitioning to new IAM capabilities and services across various IAM domains such as Access Management, Identity Lifecycle Management and Privileged Access Management

Support business and technical stakeholders to evaluate and update appropriate access for both users and privileged users. Provide guidance and direction to managers on analyzing and delivering up to date data.

Additional Responsibilities

Experience with IAM Access Certifications Processes such as: User access, privileged access, role-based access, platform, hosting, and database access, etc.

Skilled in performing Quality Assurance on Access Certification Campaigns and conducting gap analysis

Analyze application functions and systems integrations, requirements, data, processes, service specific practices, standards and metrics/statistics (Complex analysis).

Interpret results of analysis; present recommendations, including alternatives and implications (Significant Impact).

Collaborate with other business units to analyze and improve processing procedures and resolve problems (Significant impact).

Ensure clear, concise and effective communication of material (Leadership).

Work with peers, business units and/or project teams, and vendors to ensure business needs are fully communicated, documented and satisfied (Leadership).

Monitor and analyze key performance indicators and establish processes and methodologies for preventative mitigation (Complex analysis).

Compile, review and prepare data to be used by analysts and management in the analysis of operations, services and products (Most complex/Unusual).

Conduct benchmarking, trend analysis and other input to drive continuous improvement and elevate service performance (Significant impact).

Analyze information to produce analytically-driven inferences and hypotheses to generate actionable recommendations (Complex analysis).

Solve business problems by defining the problem, interviewing stakeholders, identifying and evaluating alternatives, and presenting findings (Most complex/Unusual).

Provide input into best practices for the respective area (Leadership).

Analyze changes in policies, procedures and products; determine the impact on the group functions.

Identify and analyze opportunities for new and/or improved processes, data, or technology; provide clear picture of possible outcomes.

Ensure compliance with our client's standards and best practices.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience working with transformational initiatives in an IT environment

8+ years of experience working in an Identity and Access Management function, preferably in a financial service organization

Ability to work independently

Strong critical thinking skills

Desired - Prior experience in creating IAM governance collaterals such as policy, procedures, standards, and guidelines, Role types and User Access Reviews etc.

Desired - Good grasp of operational, regulatory, and other risks related the area of Access and Identity Lifecycle Services

Desired - Knowledge of our client's business processes and applications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science or other related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, or experience

Extensive experience interpreting business technology requirements, and creating IT solutions with increased business intelligence

Advanced skill maintaining accuracy with attention to detail and meeting deadlines

Expert research, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Advanced organizational, planning and time management skills

Advanced skill communicating with all levels within an organization

Experience working and participating in cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects

Advanced skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives and information clearly and concisely

Effective relationship building, negotiation and facilitation skills

Experience in leading, guiding & mentoring others

Advanced skill exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions

Expert verbal and written communication skills

Advanced skill analyzing and organizing problems or work processes for technical solutions

Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Significant experience in translating business requirements into technical solutions

Remains cognizant of and adheres to our client's policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.