Identity and Access Management Technology Analyst, Specialist - IAM AWS Cloud ESF

Overview

The Identity and Access Management Technology Analyst, Specialist role provides advanced analysis, recommendations, and implementation of identity and access management security for new and existing technology platforms, environments, and software used across the enterprise.

What you'll do

• Assist with the design, build, and deployment of identity and access management technological capabilities that are compliant with enterprise security standards and integrated with enterprise access administration infrastructure.
• Assist with needs assessments to capture availability of technology, infrastructure support, administrative needs and ensure alignment to organizational objectives and vision.
• Provide advanced support for issues related to technology, platforms, environments or access administration, applying knowledge of risk ranking of technology platforms and environments when resolving issues.
• Design and develop technical documentation for security administration software, platform and environment security access, and initiate, design and develop documentation required to support application onboarding.
• Actively participate in the development of tools to automate access management services and to implement access and security policies and standards.
• Solve complex technical problems that have resulted in multiple incidents within operations to understand root cause and resolve the issues, and assist team and managers in devising proactive solutions.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for continuous improvement, and support the implementation of changes to department policies and procedures.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
• Investigate and analyze security incidents, collaborating with key stakeholders and assisting in internal and external audit activities while maintaining detailed documentation.
• Continuously monitor and audit user access levels to ensure compliance with organizational security standards and policies.
• Review existing security controls, identifying weaknesses and recommending targeted improvements to strengthen system defenses and eliminate potential vulnerabilities.
• Facilitate security awareness within the organization, ensuring teams are informed of access control procedures and the importance of robust security practices.

What you'll need

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Identity and Access Management, Information Security, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of IAM frameworks, authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, LDAP), and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Proficiency in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Access Provisioning, Role Lifecycle Management, and Access Certifications.
• Critical thinking, verbal and written communication, problem solving, collaboration, and time management.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex security concepts effectively.

Nice to have

• Any of the following certifications preferred: CompTIA Security, ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CRISC, SANS 401, SailPoint Certified Professional, CyberArk Certified Professional, Okta Certified Administrator, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification, Google Cloud Associate Engineer, Wiz Certified Cloud Fundamentals Certification.
• Other SANS, ISC2, ISACA and AWS, Azure, GCP certifications.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India.
• Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
• Hybrid working model for most employees.