IAM Governance Analyst

Job Summary:
A senior/lead IAM Governance analyst role focused on access reviews in SailPoint (IdentityIQ or IdentityNow) involves leading access certification campaigns, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing role-based access controls (RBAC), and providing technical expertise and mentorship. This position requires a blend of process analysis, technical skills, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities:
Access Review Management: Lead and execute periodic access reviews (certifications) within the SailPoint platform, coordinating with data owners and application teams to validate user access rights.
Compliance & Audit: Ensure the IAM program adheres to internal policies and external regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST). Act as the primary liaison for internal and external auditors, providing necessary documentation and evidence of compliance.
Governance & Policy: Develop, implement, and maintain IAM governance processes, policies, and procedures. Enforce the principle of least privilege across enterprise systems.
Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements and automation within the IAM lifecycle (joiner, mover, leaver processes), especially regarding access reviews.
Role Management: Facilitate business process design related to managing identities and access privileges, including defining access policies and role mining for RBAC.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with cross-functional teams (IT, business stakeholders, security, HR) to gather requirements, resolve complex access issues, and align IAM solutions with business objectives.
Troubleshooting & Support: Serve as a subject matter expert for complex issue resolution and performance optimization of SailPoint deployments.
Documentation & Mentorship: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and provide guidance and training to junior analysts and stakeholders.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:
Experience: Typically, 5+ years of experience in IAM, with significant hands-on experience in SailPoint IdentityIQ or Identity Now. Prior leadership experience is often required.
Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of SailPoint configurations, workflows, tasks, and rules. Experience with integrating SailPoint with various systems like Active Directory (AD), LDAP, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) is essential.
Analytical Skills: High attention to detail, strong analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities to translate business requirements into technical IAM solutions.
Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and manage client relationships.
Certifications: While not always required, professional certifications like Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) or SailPoint-specific credentials such as SailPoint Certified Identity Now Engineer are highly valued.
Compliance Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of IAM frameworks, protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth), and industry compliance standards

Comments:

Manager is specifically seeking someone who has created and administered user access review campaigns in Sailpoint. Not seeking engineers who built or designed or developed the functionality.