Lead, Identity & Access Management
$114,500–$188,900 year
HybridNewark, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Oversee IAM operational processes and outcomes, ensuring efficient, secure, and compliant access management across enterprise platforms. Evaluate access-related risks, exceptions, and control gaps while determining and implementing appropriate mitigation actions. Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Audit, Compliance, Risk, and business teams to support IAM requirements, address escalations, and resolve complex access-related challenges. Identify opportunities to enhance IAM processes and leverage automation and PowerShell scripting to improve efficiency, scalability, and control effectiveness. Maintain IAM operational standards, procedures, documentation, reporting, and metrics to support governance and audit readiness. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to team members while promoting IAM best practices and continuous improvement. Partner with audit, risk, and compliance teams to support remediation efforts, strengthen controls, and ensure ongoing regulatory and policy compliance. This hands-on leadership role within Central Security Services drives automation, process improvements, and secure access governance across a global financial services organization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience accepted
- 4-7 years of experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM), security operations, infrastructure, or related technical roles
- Demonstrated experience owning or leading IAM operational activities and controls
- Strong understanding of access provisioning, certifications, entitlement management, and access governance principles
- Hands-on experience with PowerShell for administration, reporting, or automation
- Ability to evaluate access-related risks and make sound decisions within established control frameworks
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical IAM concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience supporting or improving operational processes within a regulated or highly controlled environment
- Experience with ServiceNow or similar Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) platforms
- Experience supporting IAM operational processes, including: Joiner, Mover, Leaver (JML) lifecycle management
- Access certifications and periodic access reviews
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Segregation of Duties (SoD) analysis and exception remediation
- Audit evidence generation and issue remediation
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including group and role administration
- Exposure to Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions
- Experience implementing automation to improve operational efficiency and user experience
- Communication skills – written and verbal for a variety of associates at different levels and information security knowledge
- Analytical – troubleshooting with a risk-based mindset
- This position is hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring weekly basis at least 3 days per week
- This role will require intermittent work outside of standard business hours to support operational needs
Desired Qualifications
- Preferred Qualifications
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