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Principal Engineer Sailpoint

GSK
Indiafull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jan 2025

About the role

Job Purpose:

We are looking Identity and Access Lifecycle management SME, with 5+ years of relevant experience, capable of delivering enterprise solutions.  Technically, you will be comfortable working using Agile methodologies in a Scrum/SAFe environment, and have proven experience designing, building and managing modern authentication capabilities for Cloud and self-hosted applications.

You will be working towards improving the maturity of IAM capabilities within GSK driving security and user experience.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Lead development and implementation of the SailPoint and other ILM toolset

  • The role involves contributing to the end-to-end identity and account lifecycle processes within GSK. The primary responsibilities include ensuring provisioning/ deprovisioning secure management of access to applications and resources both on-premise and in the cloud.

  • Supporting the product owner and architects in the entire lifecycle of user identities, from provisioning and modification to de-provisioning, ensuring accurate and timely access rights.

  • Ensure that GSK's regulatory requirements are met and continuously evolve and improve the underlying processes, strategies, and roadmap of capabilities and offerings by adopting new technologies where beneficial (such as automation, AI/ML, analytics, etc.).

  • Assist the IAM team and be POC for compliance authorities during test of control verification.

  • Act as the SME for IAM technologies, including but not limited to Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Account and Access provisioning / deprovisioning, Access reviews, Identity & Access Reporting, Integration with HR source applications, Password management.

  • Ensure the security of IAM systems by implementing best practices and monitoring for vulnerabilities.

  • Work with IT teams and stakeholders to understand requirements and provide technical support.

  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and protocols.

  • Continuously evaluate and implement new IAM technologies and best practices to enhance security and efficiency

Basic Qualifications:

  • Overall 10 to 12 years of experience

  • Hands-on experience with IGA tools for role management, access reviews, and certification processes.

  • SailPoint Certified Implementation Engineer (CIE), SailPoint Certified IdentityIQ Engineer or SailPoint Certified IdentityNow Engineer

  • Proficiency in analysing large data sets, with SQL*Plus, SQL Developer, or TOAD

  • Hands on Implementation experience of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), and other access control models.

  • Hands on full life cycle implementation experience on SailPoint, Okta, RSA SecurID, ForgeRock, or other leading IAM platforms.

  • Understanding complex data requirements and translating them into database queries.

  • Evident problem-solving skills, the ability to debug and solve system errors.

  • In depth understanding of the various test phases, management of test traceability

  • Proficiency in GitHub and Azure DevOps.

  • Knowledge of application security best practices and tools.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

  • A good knowledge of audit and regulatory compliance and ability to participate in discussion with compliance authorities.

  • Deep understanding of LDAP, Active Directory (AD), and their integration with IAM systems.

  • Familiarity with cloud IAM solutions and services offered by AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure.

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

  • Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Certifications:

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

  • SailPoint Certified IdentityIQ Architect

  • CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional / CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (nice to have)

Preferred Qualifications:

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