IAM Governance Analyst (SailPoint) – Banking

BeachHead Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

BeachHead Inc. is seeking an IAM Governance Analyst-SailPoint/Banking to support enterprise-wide access governance at a major financial institution in Toronto.

You will coordinate access certification campaigns, validate data, and assist with audits. The role requires 1–3 years hands-on experience with access certification and SailPoint IdentityIQ, strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), and knowledge of RBAC and least privilege.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands-on experience supporting access certification, entitlement review, or attestation campaigns.
• Practical experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ or similar identity governance platforms.
• Ability to extract, validate, reconcile, and analyze access-related data using advanced Excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP).
• Working knowledge of access governance processes including RBAC, least privilege, joiner/mover/leaver procedures, and access change management.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional judgment, accountability, and sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate access certification campaigns, attestations, and reviews across IAM platforms.
• Plan campaigns, schedule, communicate with stakeholders, validate data, and resolve issues.
• Extract, validate, reconcile, and analyse access-related data.
• Monitor campaign progress and track outstanding reviews.
• Follow up with certifiers to ensure timely completion.
• Escalate overdue reviews and high-risk access issues through governance channels.
• Support manual attestation activities as needed.
• Prepare governance reports, trackers, evidence, and control documentation.
• Support remediation tracking for audit findings and process gaps.
• Assist with audit requests and regulatory readiness.
• Identify reporting, process, and automation improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with business, technology, operations, audit, and risk stakeholders.
• Understand provisioning and deprovisioning concepts when reviewing attestations.

Skills

Access certification

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Excel (advanced)

Data analysis

Governance processes

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Problem solving

Ownership

Tools

ServiceNow workflow

CyberArk

Job description

BeachHead Inc. is seeking an IAM Governance Analyst-SailPoint/Banking to support enterprise-wide access governance at a major financial institution in Toronto.

You will coordinate access certification campaigns, validate data, and assist with audits. The role requires 1–3 years hands-on experience with access certification and SailPoint IdentityIQ, strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), and knowledge of RBAC and least privilege.