Access Management (AM) Technology Manager - Microsoft

Givaudan; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational company in Ashford is in search of an Access Management Technology Manager to drive their Access Management Product Roadmap. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree in computer engineering, at least 8 years of experience in Access Management, and expertise in Microsoft Entra_ID. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with security policies, designing new technologies, and leading hybrid working initiatives. This position offers excellent benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Health coverage partially paid

Profit-sharing and saving plan

40 days of holiday per year

Partial coverage of meals and transport costs

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Access Management for complex technological environments.
• Proven Microsoft Professional with experience in international organizations.
• Full end-to-end understanding of cybersecurity risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead Access Management Product Roadmap aligning with IT strategy.
• Design and document Access Management products and technologies.
• Ensure compliance with information security policies and procedures.

Skills

Microsoft Entra_ID expertise

Cybersecurity understanding

Access Management experience

Communication skills (English)

Agile methodologies

Education

Master's degree in computer engineering

Tools

Jira

Job description

Access Management (AM) Technology Manager - Microsoft - Your future role?

As an Access Management Technology Manager in Argenteuil, Ashford or Budapest, you will lead and drive Givaudan Access Management Product Roadmap taking into account existing and legacy landscape (OpenAM, LDAP, MS AD,...) and the transition to MS EntraID.

You will be the owner of all Access Management Technologies & Components and responsible for Information Security compliance and IAM strategy alignment.

You will work mainly with all our IAM stakeholders as well as other Technology Managers, Architects, Project Managers and Engineers from Endpoints (WPS), Network (NDI) Computing (ECS) teams.

Your main responsibilities:

• Build & maintain our sustainable Access Management Product/Technology roadmap aligned with our IT strategy
• Design & build and document our new Access Management Product/Technologies.
  • Enable our Business strategy easing implementation of validated priorities & projects taking care of AM alignment (Season planning participation)
  • MS/EntraID Corporate solution with conditional accesses & configurations aligned with security Architect recommendations
  • Accountable of configuration, Testing, Training & documentation of our AM product & components
  • Ensure smooth products transition with our existing Access Management landscape
• Accountable for IT processes respect on regards of Access Management from Design, Evolutions to Hand Over to Operations
• Technology watch to recommend evolution of your AM product & components
• Coordination with Identity Governance & administration and Privileged Access Management (Lead at a later stage)

IAM Product Roadmap (around Microsoft EntraID)

• Collaborate with Architects, Technology managers, to review and maintain the Access Management Roadmap
• Work with Infosec, & IT&O teams to identify and refine AM requirements & roadmaps alignment
• Keep close to technology trends to propose new components and ideas for Access Management improvements
• Document & communicate your AM product toward IT stakeholders & organizations following Operating Model in place
• Anticipate & suggest organisational/process/data/configuration evolutions to increase authorisations and access Management efficiency, propose relevant system upgrades & adaptations

Design, Build and Document Product Technology evolution (around Microsoft EntraID)

• Translate AM requirements into AM features or evolution
• Support estimation and assessment effort for AM new evolutions (projects) or improvement setup & configurations (conditional access)
• Prioritize AM backlog definition and refinement (acceptance criteria definition)
• Conduct necessary analysis to deliver of the high-level AM specifications
• Lead workshops and tests to understand, then validate E2E AM design aligned with IT & security requirements contributing to the overall deliverable quality.
• Provide detailed solution specifications and prototype, and ensure validation of definitions and goals
• Configure or Collaborate & Communicate with the IT engineers to develop our AM assets & deliveries
• Ensure overall consistency of all AM Technology elements and E2E Product accessibilities aligned with our cybersecurity policies (IGA, AM, PAM)
• Assist & ease necessary change management supports, training, organisational procedures or user guide when applicable.
• Participate to Hand Over to Operation (Support L1 & l2) for Product/Technology evolutions with Transfer to Operation team and Project Manager (if any)
• Accountable for L3 Support after implementation

You have:

• Master's degree in computer engineering
• Proven Microsoft Professional (certified or equivalent experience) - Mastering Microsoft offer/licensing
• 8+ years with international organisations as Access Management professional experiencing complex technological environments with mix of technologies
• Full E2E understanding of cybersecurity risks
• Full mastering of all IT technical layers/components (from Computing to endpoint though Networks)
• A proven expertise of Microsoft Entra_ID platform (translating Security patterns to conditional accesses)
• Familiar with IT product/technology Management
• Good communication written and verbal in English
• Experience in facilitation, interviews, workshops animation is a plus
• Cybersecurity engineer background with ZeroTrust knowledge is a plus
• Experience in Agile methodologies (Jira) and ITIL Certification is a plus

Benefits you will Love:

• Health coverage partially paid by us
• Profit-sharing + saving plan
• 40 days of holiday per year
• Partial coverage of meals and transport costs
• Career development opportunities

Multiple location: Argenteuil (France), Ashford (UK), Budapest (Hungary)

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Remote working: Hybrid