Senior Identity & Third-Party Security Lead

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo); Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AIMCo in Calgary, Alberta, is seeking a Senior IAM & Third-Party Assurance Analyst to strengthen identity and access management, enhance third-party cyber risk oversight, and safeguard critical investments. You will lead IAM capability improvements, configure Entra ID, SSO, MFA, PAM, and manage access reviews, policy testing, and vendor risk assessments to support secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

Collaborate with security, IT, and business teams to align with NIST CSF 2.0 and Zero Trust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 5-8+ years of information/cyber security or identity access management.
• Deep understanding of IAM, IGA, and identity lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, MFA, PAM, Conditional Access policies, passwordless authentication.
• Familiarity with SAML 2.0, OIDC, and OAuth 2.0 for integrations.
• Hybrid identity knowledge (AD, Entra Connect or Cloud Sync).
• Experience with third-party cyber risk management, security assessments, and STRAs.
• Knowledge of NIST/ISO/SOC 2 frameworks; strong analytical and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of AIMCo’s IAM capabilities covering identity governance, authentication, authorization, and access control.
• Configure and support IAM technologies including IGA platforms, Microsoft Entra ID, SSO, MFA, PAM, just-in-time access, and passkeys.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes and conduct access reviews for human and non-human accounts.
• Lead the design and improvement of Conditional Access policies and SSO for enterprise apps and maintain app registrations and service principals hygiene.
• Test policy and configuration changes before enforcement and manage exclusions and break-glass accounts.
• Partner with application owners, Cloud Platform, Security Operations to assess IAM requirements for new solutions.
• Align controls with NIST CSF 2.0 and Zero Trust principles.
• Support third-party cyber risk assessments and STRAs, including vendor due diligence.
• Deliver secure identity solutions across enterprise apps and cloud platforms.
• Triage and resolve tickets, maintain SOPs, runbooks, and onboarding docs.
• Support audit/compliance requests with control evidence.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual work and improve IAM efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

IAM governance

Cyber security

Third-party risk

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

SSO

MFA

PAM

Conditional Access

Job description

AIMCo in Calgary, Alberta, is seeking a Senior IAM & Third-Party Assurance Analyst to strengthen identity and access management, enhance third-party cyber risk oversight, and safeguard critical investments. You will lead IAM capability improvements, configure Entra ID, SSO, MFA, PAM, and manage access reviews, policy testing, and vendor risk assessments to support secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

Collaborate with security, IT, and business teams to align with NIST CSF 2.0 and Zero Trust,