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Position: Identity and Access Management
Type: Direct Hire
Salary: DOE
Location: This position may sit in any of our U.S. offices, with a preference for Los Angeles.
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Analyst supports user identity, access management, auditing and governance, including data loss prevention controls, conducts operation-level troubleshooting activities to identify and implement efficient incident resolution action that minimizes end-user and system downtime, as well as conducts proper root cause analysis and makes recommendations to improve IAM processes or prevent future occurrence of end-user access issues.
Ensures system access is maintained following company security policy;
Supports all access management control activities throughout the Identity Management Lifecycle;
Administers access to systems applying the concept of least privilege; and
Evaluates existing access to ensure access levels remain commensurate with employee job responsibilities.
In this capacity, the IAM Analyst will:
Support joiner, mover, leaver processes for user requests;
Maintain Security Role-Based Delegation Model that uses AD-based administration.
Create and modify user accounts, security groups, and distribution lists for on-premise and cloud-based accounts;
Create, track and update ticket progress until resolution and closure;
Conduct access and security reviews and audits with threat and risk level assessments;
Identify potential IAM risks unique to each situation and mitigate potential threats;
Support administration and maintenance of data leakage control in response to changes in organizational structure and business needs;
Analyzes data to determine actionable items or escalation as needed and strategies for continuous improvements in data leakage controls;
Maintain Azure AD cloud and synchronized AD accounts;
Support monitoring and health of Access Management and Governance platform components;
Collaborate with Information Security and information technology groups to help facilitate the integration or support of the Active Directory and Microsoft Enterprise Services;
Assist with strategy development for maintaining a secure Active Directory environment;
Provide point-in-time audit reports of different types of AD objects, user roles and entitlements, and metrics-based reporting for AD changes;
Work closely with desktop and server administrators to structure and define appropriate Group Policy, scripting related to directory hierarchy, objects, and structure;
Review, recommend and implement new Identity Management automation processes and workflows;
Assists employees, vendors, or other customers by answering Active Directory and Identity Management procedures and services;
In-depth understanding of Active Directory Federation Services and AD Hybrid Environment; and
Must be flexible for on-call 24 hour periods as assigned.
In addition, the IAM Analyst will be expected to have:
A solid understanding of IAM concepts and systems;
Knowledge of key IAM standards;
The ability to work with a variety of identity, access and privileged account management solutions;
Aptitude in technical research and the willingness to perform necessary research;
Ability to work with others to create, implement and teach new protocols;
Knowledge of current compliance regulations and the solutions necessary to meet them;
Advanced knowledge of Active Directory;
Professional communication skills, including verbal and written communication;
Experience with Microsoft Windows desktop and server-class operating systems and commands; and
Demonstrated experience with:
Active Directory and Azure Active Directory architecture and administration;
PowerShell scripting;
Azure and O365 Identity Management;
Integration of applications, devices, systems and PAM to Active Directory for authentication, authorization and directory services;
Active Directory integration to SIEM tools (Splunk) beneficial;
Identity Lifecycle Management / Access Recertification solutions is preferred;
Managing cloud identities (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, SeviceNow and SharePoint);
Shared workstation use cases is beneficial;
Mobile applications and MFA user authentication is a plus; and
MFA/SSO vendor platforms is beneficial.
Qualifications:
BS Computer Science, Information Security or related field or equivalent work experience;
Approximately 3 to 5 years of security administration experience in support of IT products or security administration and working knowledge of large IT organization operations; and
Security or IAM certifications are beneficial.
**Not open to sponsorship.** If interested, please send your resume to sousanna.pogosyan@modis.com or apply here.
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