Team Lead - Identity and Access Management (IDAM)

City Union Bank; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

City Union Bank is seeking an IAM Team Lead to design and maintain Identity Governance and Access Management across the bank’s digital assets. You will manage a security engineers team, ensure secure user lifecycles, RBI compliance, and strong privilege management for core banking platforms, cloud assets, and third-party systems.

The role requires 10+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ years in IDAM/PAM leadership and preferred certifications CISSP or CISM.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ years in IDAM/PAM leadership.
• Industry certifications like CISSP or CISM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM team to design, implement, and maintain IAM architectures across bank's digital infrastructure.
• Ensure RBI guidelines and ISO 27001 standards, with robust privilege management for core banking, cloud, and third-party systems.
• Architect RBAC/ABAC frameworks and drive automation for joiner/mover/leaver workflows.
• Coordinate audits by producing definitive access logs and reports.

Skills

IAM/IGA Platforms

PAM Technologies

Protocols & Standards

Scripting & Databases

Education

BE/BTech/MTech/MCA

CISSP

CISM

Job description

Qualification:

• B.E. / B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field.
• Industry Certifications (Highly Preferred) like CISSP / CISM

Enterprises Product-specific certifications if any

Experience:

10+ Years of Experience in Cybersecurity with 3+ years in IDAM/PAM leadership)

Skills:

• IAM/IGA Platforms: Hands-on deployment or administration experience with enterprise suites.
• PAM Technologies: Advanced engineering knowledge of Enterprises privileged vaulting applications.
• Protocols & Standards: Deep familiarity with directory services (Active Directory, LDAP) and federation protocols (SAML 2.0, OIDC, OAuth 2.0).
• Scripting & Databases: Competency in automation scripting and relational database query languages (SQL).

Role & responsibilities:

As the IAM Team Lead, you will spearhead the design, implementation, and maintenance of Identity Governance and Access Management architectures across the banks digital infrastructure. You will manage a team of security engineers ensuring secure user lifecycles, regulatory compliance with RBI guidelines, and robust privilege management for core banking platforms, cloud assets, and third-party systems.

1. Technical Team Leadership & Strategy

• Lead Operations: Oversee a dedicated team of IAM analysts handling daily provisioning, de-provisioning, and access modifications.
• Architect IAM Frameworks: Design and optimize Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) frameworks.
• Drive Automation: Standardize automated workflows for Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) processes to eliminate manual errors and latency.

2. Privileged Access Management (PAM) & Governance

• Secure Superuser Accounts: Direct the deployment and policy enforcement of PAM tools to secure administrative, service, and database accounts.
• Access Certifications: Orchestrate periodic, mandatory access review and certification campaigns across all banking business lines.
• Enforce Least Privilege: Eliminate entitlement creep by maintaining a strict "principle of least privilege" posture across legacy and hybrid cloud environments.Preferred candidate profile

3. RBI Compliance, Auditing & Risk Management

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all identity frameworks strictly align with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cybersecurity guidelines and ISO 27001 standards.
• Segregation of Duties (SoD): Implement and continuously audit SoD matrices to prevent internal fraud and cross-functional violations.

Audit Support: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for internal, external, and regulatory IT audits by producing definitive access logs and reports