Sr. IAM Analyst, User Access Review
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role:
The Sr. IAM Analyst User Access Review is responsible for managing and executing the enterprise-wide User Access Review (UAR) process to ensure compliance least-privilege enforcement and regulatory readiness. This role focuses on maintaining visibility into who has access to what systems ensuring that user permissions are appropriate and that periodic reviews meet audit and regulatory standards (SOX SOC2 ISO 27001 PCI etc.). Youwill collaborate closely with application owners auditors compliance and IT to ensure user entitlements are validated certified and remediated efficiently and accurately.
What Youll Do:
Program Management & Operations
- Own and execute the User Access Review (UAR) lifecycle across all critical applications systems and cloud environments.
- Coordinate quarterly and annual access reviews for key systems (finance trading custody HR and developer platforms).
- Track completion rates exceptions and remediation progress; escalate overdue reviews as necessary.
- Maintain UAR calendar review templates and stakeholder communications.
Access Data & Analysis
- Gather normalize and analyze entitlement data from IAM systems
- Identify excessive or orphaned privileges toxic combinations (segregation of duties violations) and inactive accounts.
- Automate entitlement reviews using identity governance tools
- Produce audit-ready evidence packages for internal and external auditors.
Process Automation & Improvement
- Partner with IAM engineers to automate access certification workflows and reporting.
- Integrate UAR processes with onboarding/offboarding and role-based access control (RBAC) policies.
- Define and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for recurring review cycles.
- Continuously improve UAR accuracy efficiency and audit defensibility.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Collaborate with Application Owners Business Managers HR and Compliance to validate access levels and maintain least privilege.
- Work with Internal Audit and External Auditors to provide supporting evidence and respond to findings.
- Partner with Security and Compliance to ensure access reviews align with regulatory frameworks (SOX PCI DSS FFIEC etc.).
Metrics & Reporting
- Develop and maintain dashboards for access review completion exceptions and risk metrics.
- Provide monthly and quarterly reports to leadership and compliance teams.
- Measure success through KPIs such as completion rates remediation turnaround and privilege reduction percentages.
What Youll Need:
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Information Security Computer Science or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 25 years of experience in IAM Security Operations or Compliance in a financial or fintech environment.
- Hands-on experience with IAM platforms (Okta Azure AD SailPoint Saviynt CyberArk).
- Familiarity with cloud access management (AWS GCP or Azure).
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks: SOX SOC2 ISO 27001 PCI DSS or FFIEC.
Technical & Professional Skills
- Understanding of RBAC ABAC and least-privilege principles.
- Experience generating and validating access entitlement reports.
- Familiar with scripting or automation tools (Python PowerShell or SQL) for data analysis or reporting.
- Strong Excel / data visualization skills (Power BI Tableau etc.).
- Excellent written and verbal communication for stakeholder engagement.
Preferred Certifications
- CompTIA Security or CySA
- (ISC)² Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) desirable for audit-heavy environments
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Active Directory
- Identity & Access Management
- LDAP
- SAFe
- Assistive Technologies
- Authentication
- Pediatrics Experience
- NVDA
- Sailpoint
- SSH
- SSO
- Oracle
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