IdentITy and Access Management Lead

Good co India; India; Remote; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Good co India seeks an IAM leader to drive design, implementation, and governance of the organization's IAM program. You will manage lifecycle processes, implement IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, RBAC/ABAC, and integrate IAM across enterprise apps and cloud.

The role requires experience with platforms like SailPoint, Okta, and CyberArk, plus strong governance and stakeholder management skills. Prior regulatory compliance work is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Relevant IAM certifications desirable.
• Experience with large enterprise IAM environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM program design, strategy, and governance.
• Oversee lifecycle processes (JML, provisioning, deprovisioning).
• Manage IAM platforms and integrations across apps and cloud.
• Ensure SoD, access reviews, and compliance controls.

Skills

IAM expertise

Security governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Scripting (PowerShell, Python)

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

SailPoint

Saviynt

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

CyberArk

Ping Identity

ForgeRock

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the organization's Identity & Access Management (IAM) program.
• Define and implement IAM strategies, standards, policies, processes, and controls aligned with business and security objectives.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes, including Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML), provisioning, deprovisioning, access requests, and access reviews.
• Lead implementation and administration of IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, RBAC, and privileged-access solutions.
• Design and maintain effective role-based and attribute-based access control models.
• Manage IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, CyberArk, Ping Identity, or equivalent technologies.
• Integrate IAM solutions with enterprise applications, directories, databases, cloud platforms, APIs, and third-party systems.
• Establish and monitor access governance, certification, segregation of duties (SoD), and compliance controls.
• Lead IAM projects including platform implementations, migrations, upgrades, integrations, and automation initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve IAM processes, security posture, operational efficiency, and user experience through automation.
• Monitor IAM-related incidents, access issues, vulnerabilities, and operational risks and ensure timely resolution.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, IT, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application, HR, Compliance, Risk, and Audit teams.
• Ensure IAM controls meet requirements for SOX, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR/privacy, and other applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Manage IAM vendors, technology partners, licenses, contracts, SLAs, and operational budgets.
• Define and track IAM KPIs, operational metrics, risk indicators, and service-level objectives.
• Prepare IAM risk, compliance, audit, and performance reports for senior management.
• Lead and mentor IAM engineers, administrators, analysts, and technical consultants.
• Stay current with emerging trends in identity security, Zero Trust, cloud IAM, passwordless authentication, and identity threat detection.

Preferred candidate profile

• 5 to 10 years of experience in IAM, Identity Security, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related technology function.
• Proven experience leading IAM implementations, operations, integrations, and transformation initiatives.
• Strong hands-on experience with one or more major IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, CyberArk, Ping Identity, or ForgeRock.
• Strong understanding of IGA, PAM, CIAM, SSO, MFA, RBAC, ABAC, JML, access certification, provisioning, and deprovisioning.
• Strong knowledge of identity protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, LDAP, and REST APIs.
• Experience integrating IAM platforms with Active Directory, enterprise applications, databases, cloud platforms, SaaS applications, and HR systems.
• Strong understanding of AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra/Azure IAM, Google Cloud IAM, and cloud security is desirable.
• Experience designing and implementing IAM architecture, access models, workflows, role engineering, and identity governance controls.
• Strong knowledge of SoD, access governance, audit, compliance, risk management, and security policies.
• Experience with IAM automation and scripting using tools/languages such as PowerShell, Java, Python, SQL, or platform-specific scripting.
• Proven ability to lead IAM projects, technical teams, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with internal/external auditors, compliance teams, risk teams, and senior security leadership.
• Ability to translate business and security requirements into scalable, secure, and operationally effective IAM solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, Security+, SailPoint, CyberArk, Okta, or Microsoft identity/security certifications are desirable.
• Experience in large enterprise, MNC, GCC, BFSI, healthcare, telecom, or other highly regulated environments is an advantage.