Lead Information Security Analyst - Identity and Access Management (IAM) Operations

About this role:

Vice President, Lead Information Security Analysis: This position is responsible in driving the organization’s enterprise security strategy across cloud environments, multi-factor authentication (MFA) and modern authentication mechanisms.  The ideal candidate will support the implementation and optimization of authentication solutions, secure cloud infrastructure, and enforcing identity-centric security controls to protect enterprise resources and data.  This role requires a strong technical foundation in identity and access management, cloud platform, and secure authentication protocols.   

In this role, you will:

• Support and maintain the enterprise security strategy and roadmap in alignment with business goals and compliance requirements.   

• Serve as a technical Subject Matter Expert on one of the security mechanisms (Cloud, MFA, Authentication, Privileged Access)   

• Lead risk assessments and threat modeling for cloud-based systems and services.  

• Design and enforce security policies and controls for IaaS, PaaS, SaaS environments.   

• Support IAM program initiatives, including role-based access control (RBAC), privileged access management (PAM), Cloud, Non-Human Accounts and identity lifecycle management.     

• Collaborate with IAM, cloud, endpoint, and application teams to embed secure authentication into existing and new systems.  

• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to implement security automation and CI/CD pipeline integrations.  

• Guide implementation of Zero Trust principles across the various workstreams  

• Partner with architecture, engineering, compliance and legal teams to ensure security is embedded into the security workstreams.  

• Monitor and enhance IAM risk management processes, ensuring timely mitigation and security gaps. 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Information Security Analysis experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Identity Access Management experience preferred  

• 2+ years of Technology or Business controls experience  

• 2+ years of Escalation management or supervisory capacity  

• 3+ years related work experience in financial industry operations or systems.  

• Experience with IAM technologies such as Okta, SailPoint, Microsoft Azure AD, CyberArk or similar platforms.   

• Familiarity with authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP) and compliance frameworks.   

• Experience in establishing IAM processes controls related to on-prem cloud environments.  

• Security certifications such as CCSP, CISSP, AWS Certified, Azure Security Engineering, GCSA, CISM  

• Proven ability to manage IAM projects, optimize processes, and drive operational efficiencies. 

Job Expectations:

• This is a hybrid, on-site position and requires you to be in one of the listed locations

Posting Statments:

• Job posting may be removed early due to volume of applicants

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship