IAM Administrator

About the job:

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Administrator is responsible for managing and supporting client-s IAM systems to ensure secure and efficient access to resources. This role involves implementing IAM policies, managing user identities, and maintaining compliance with security standards. The IAM Administrator works closely with IT, security, and business teams to manage access rights, troubleshoot issues, and enhance IAM solutions.

• Develops, implements, and maintains IAM policies, procedures, provides user training and awareness programs on IAM policies and procedures and best practices. Manages user provisioning & deprovisioning, authentication, authorization, and role-based access control (RBAC) systems.
  
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• Ensures compliance with security policies, regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, ISO
  27001), and audit frameworks.
  
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• IAM ensures that only the right individuals have access to the right systems at the right time, secure user login processes, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) where applicable, to protect against unauthorized access. And ensuring password security remains a foundational control in safeguarding user authentication.

• Ensures secure and compliant user lifecycle management from onboarding to offboarding - Provisioning accounts, assigning role-based access, and enabling authentication for new employees in a timely and controlled manner. And promptly revoking access, deactivating accounts, and removing privileges upon termination or transfers to minimize security risks. Supporting audit readiness and reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

• Manage the ticketing system to track all access-related requests and ensure timely processing per SLAs.
  
  - Performs peer reviews to ensure correct and timely user onboarding and offboarding.
  
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• The IAM team plays a critical role in audit engagements by participating in control walkthroughs, providing timely and accurate access documentation, supporting User Access Reviews (UARs), and addressing follow-up requests from internal and external auditors. IAM ensures that access provisioning, deprovisioning, and privilege assignments are well-documented, compliant with regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR), and supported by audit trails to help maintain a secure, compliant access environment and ensures the organization is consistently audit-ready.

• Ensures accounts are created following client-s naming conventions and security protocols.
  
  - Provides user access and removal to all client systems, including but not limited to SOX systems.

• Integrates IAM solutions with cloud-based and on-premises applications.
  
  - Monitors and troubleshoots identity and access-related security issues.
  
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• Works closely with IT, security, compliance, and business teams to enhance IAM strategies.
  
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• Works closely with all system owners to onboard existing & new systems into client-s user access review automation tool (Zilla).

• Understands the complete process of user access reviews, from user access lists to the final quarterly review.
  
  - Conducts periodic user access reviews, audits, and remediation activities.
  
  - Conducts monthly validation with business owners and reviews for all systems managed by IAM, including SOX systems.
  
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• Documents job titles with system access and addresses incorrect access requests by educating requesters on proper access.
  
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• Collaborate with system owners to create/update the Record of Processing Activity (ROPA).
  
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• Investigates and resolves issues related to user access, including but not limited to password resets, account lockouts, and unauthorized access attempts.
  
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• Applies Privileged Access Management (PAM) best practices, templates, and documentation while also proposing improvements based on practical knowledge.
  
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• Obtains an exception from user leadership for all user access that does not meet the user-s job function. Provides corrective measures to prevent the recurrence of identified access security issues.
  
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• Engages senior management to provide factual, transparent, and timely reporting on existing and emerging PAM or information security risks.
  
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• Invest in reviewing SIEM logs to report accounts that were created outside the standard policy.
  
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• 3-5 year IAM experience

• Bachelor-s or Master-s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

Sogeti supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

• Flexible work options
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 100% Company-Paid Mobile Phone Plan
• 3 Weeks PTO + 7 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption, Surrogacy & Cryopreservation Assistance
• Subsidized Back-up Child/Elder Care & Tutoring
• Career Planning & Coaching
• $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement & 20,000+ Online Courses
• Employee Resource Groups
• Counseling & Support for Physical,…