IAM Entra ID Risk Analyst

***We are unable to sponsor for this 6+ month contract to hire role, no 3rd party candidates will be considered***

Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking a IAM Entra ID Risk Analyst with strong Jira and Third-Party Risk experience. Candidate will own and optimize user access provisioning, privilege management, and entitlement lifecycle processes across our environment. This person will also manage established Third-Party Risk Management processes as well as Kanban board activity tracking for the EIS team. Coordinating with the Atlassian team, you will design and operate Jira-based request/approval workflows and automations that are aligned to least privilege and business needs.

Responsibilities

Access Provisioning & Lifecycle

-Execute and enhance onboarding, transition, and termination processes.

-Provision/deprovision job-based entitlements across directories, applications, data platforms, and cloud resources, with a major focus on Epic EMR templates.

-Administer and coordinate privileged access.

Jira Workflows & Automation

-Build/maintain Jira-based request forms for access, privilege elevation, and group membership changes.

-Implement approval chains and auto-routing using Jira workflow conditions, validators, and post-functions.

-Develop automation rules (Jira Automation / ScriptRunner / REST API) to synchronize request data with IAM platforms, directories, and applications, thereby reducing manual touchpoints.

-Instrument auditability: enforce required fields, reasons for access, evidence attachments, and immutable approval trails.

IAM Platform Operations

-Execute access changes via Entra ID (Azure AD) and legacy Active Directory - manage groups, roles, app-specific local access controls.

-Support SSO & Federation (SAML/OIDC/OAuth2) and provisioning integrations (SCIM/API); troubleshoot authentication and provisioning failures.

-Run and improve access reviews/attestations (campaign setup, reminders, escalations, revocations) and produce closure evidence.

Risk, Compliance & Controls

-Enforce least privilege, SoD, and need-to-know principles; maintain access control standards and role catalogs.

-Generate and maintain audit-ready evidence (tickets, approvals, logs, certifications) for audits (e.g., SOX, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA as applicable).

-Identify control gaps; propose and implement remediations, playbooks, and preventive controls.

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

-Define and report IAM-related KPIs

-Perform root cause analysis on failed/late requests; drive automation and standardization to reduce cycle time and error rates.

-Maintain clear runbooks, standards, and user-facing guidance.

Third Party Risk Management

-Represent security interests during the TPRM process

-Operate and streamline TPRM reviews

Experience:   

4+ years in Identity & Access Management, IT Security, or related field.

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra, Active Directory, JIRA, and Privileged Identity Management (PAM)

Strong proficiency building Jira workflows (conditions, validators, post-functions), Jira Automation, SLA configuration, queues, request forms, and custom fields.

Experience provisioning access via Epic templates

Experience creating or consuming REST APIs, working with JSON, and using automation/integration tools (e.g., Power Automate, Azure Automation, ScriptRunner)

Ability to produce audit-ready documentation and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

        Familiarity with SCIM provisioning, app connector tuning, and entitlement mapping.

        Scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Groovy for ScriptRunner) for automation and reporting.

        Certifications: CIAM, CompTIA Security+, CISA/CISM, CISSP

        Security-first thinking with pragmatism and delivery focus.   

        Bachelors degree