Identity Governance Analyst
Skills
About the Role
You'll support the development and standardization of identity governance practices across the organization. You'll help strengthen identity lifecycle governance, enhance IAM oversight, and support the design and implementation of a scalable and automated User Access Review (UAR) framework. You'll focus on governance coordination, oversight, process design, and control tracking, supporting the execution and continuous improvement of access certification activities. This is a great opportunity if you're early in your security or IT risk career and want exposure to identity governance in a growing environment.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in IT, IT Security, IT Audit/Risk, Governance, or a related field
- Understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM) principles
- Hands-on experience managing access control frameworks and user account lifecycle processes
- Strong attention to detail and structured documentation skills
- Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills for IT security risk analysis
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working collaboratively across teams
- Exposure to Identity Providers, IAM cloud or SaaS environments (e.g., AWS, Azure AD, Okta, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Support the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of identity lifecycle governance practices, including user onboarding, access modifications, and access revocation
- Maintain and improve identity governance controls aligned with least privilege and role-based access principles
- Drive the enhancement and maturation of the organization's User Access Review (UAR) framework, transitioning from a manual to a scalable and automated model
- Support and refine UAR methodologies, scope definitions, and governance standards
- Analyze and validate access listings and evidence to ensure data integrity and control effectiveness
- Collaborate with system owners and stakeholders to strengthen review execution and accountability
- Monitor review cycles, completion metrics, and remediation activities to improve transparency
- Maintain structured documentation and audit-ready evidence repositories
- Develop reporting initiatives to improve UAR efficiency and visibility
- Identify potential process gaps, inconsistencies, or control weaknesses and collaborate with senior team members for remediation
- Track and report identity lifecycle governance-related operational tasks ensuring process alignment
- Support audit and compliance requirements related to identity governance controls
- Collaborate with IT, Engineering, HR, and Compliance teams to enhance identity governance maturity
Benefits
- Flexible working options