Security Engineer - IAM Analyst at SopraSteria1

Cybersecurity is an always-on field, so you’ll stay advised of all the latest trends and compliance regulations and always be ready to conduct threat analysis, risk management, and incident response quickly and effectively. To stay on the front foot, our cybersecurity experts will be familiar with the latest security tools, implementing firewalls, and conducting vulnerability assessments. Our cybersecurity colleagues will excel in ethical hacking and penetration testing, with strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with other departments. This ensures that their assets meet security standards, maintain confidentiality, and contribute to safeguarding the systems. After all, there’s no cyber without cybersecurity. As an IAM Analyst, you will leverage your expertise in identity governance, access orchestration, and AMOA to ensure that the right individuals have appropriate access to technology resources while safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access. Your role will involve assessing and harmonizing IAM practices across a large-scale environment with over 100 services in production, managing user identities, access controls, and authentication mechanisms. You will also contribute to defining and advising on IAM architectures and identity orchestration methodologies, while conducting in-depth analyses of IAM solutions with a strong focus on security, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements. Key Responsibilities: 1. Managing User Roles • Support provisioning process of user account with predefined role-based access control policies • Ensure that newcomers receive the correct permissions based on their squad and job function • Support the build of automated workflow with HR systems • Enforce Least Privilege Access by granting only the necessary permissions required for the role • Handle Internal moves, to ensure seamless role transitions • Execute Access review mechanisms to validate the current privilege matrix is up to date • Revoke roles for offboarded staff2. Managing Role Data: • Conduct an audit of current roles, permissions, and group memberships to identify inconsistencies or excessive privileges. • Standardize access roles to remove redundancies and ensure a more structured role-based access model. • Optimize IAM policies by mapping user roles accurately to job functions.3. Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination: • Collaborate with other chapter leads, product owners, and squad members to align IAM objectives with overall project goals. • Coordinate with stakeholders, management and external teams, to address dependencies and ensure alignment with business needs. • Facilitate knowledge sharing and communication between business, management and technical teams in the area of IAM.