IAM Analyst, Lead

Cook Children's Health Care System; Rosedale (TX); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking a Lead Analyst to drive IAM initiatives, including IGA, PAM, SSO, and MFA. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to design and deploy secure IAM controls, while evaluating new technologies and supporting governance, policy, and standards.

Remote work is possible. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in information security, strong writing and communication skills, and experience integrating IAM across client infrastructures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with experience in information security programs.
• Extensive critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent technical writing skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experience identifying, measuring and mitigating network security risks.
• 2+ years of experience in documenting, developing, or implementing IAM systems.
• 2+ years of experience integrating identity management, access management, and privileged access management software.
• 1+ year of experience implementing enhanced security for elevated accounts in Active Directory.
• Privileged Access Management (PAM) skillset preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support IAM initiatives and provide analysis for IGA, PAM, SSO, and MFA.
• Collaborate with team leads, developers, business analysts, and end users to implement controls.
• Participate in projects to evaluate vendor offerings and document requirements.
• Assist in installation, integration, deployment, and support of IAM tools.
• Deliver process improvements utilizing IAM platforms and automate privileged account maintenance.

Skills

IAM

Active Directory

PAM

Security risk assessment

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Active Directory tooling

IAM tooling

Job description

Summary

As a Lead Analyst you will support service line initiatives within the Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. With limited supervision, provide analysis and development knowledge for Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privilege Access Management (PAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), Epic workflows, and/or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Assist in the review and design of new IAM security technologies and support to ensure that the appropriate controls and tools are selected and operationalized. Work closely with team leads, peers, development teams, business analysts, and end users to ensure we have appropriate controls and protection. Regularly participate in new projects to learn new technologies and perform detailed feature and usability analysis based on vendor's offerings and business needs. Support Information Security programs which include governance (policy & standards), security enhancements, new security technology evaluation and testing, project requirement gathering, internal client communications, documentation, and security awareness. Support Identity and Access Management (IAM) operational team(s); including Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privilege Access Management (PAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) platforms. Work with stakeholders to gather requirements needed for system and application integration with all Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms. Participate and/or lead the installation, integration, deployment, and support of IAM tools and products. Deliver process improvements utilizing Identity and Access Management platforms. Communicate aspects of both the product and the implementation at the technical and functional level appropriate for the solution. Participate in operations and tactical planning within a team environment. Provide scripting experience/knowledge to automate critical privileged account maintenance processes and/or other IAM related activities. Ability to work Remote.

Location

Rosedale Office Building

Department

Tech and Customer Service

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours

40

Summary

As a Lead Analyst you will support service line initiatives within the Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. With limited supervision, provide analysis and development knowledge for Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privilege Access Management (PAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), Epic workflows, and/or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Assist in the review and design of new IAM security technologies and support to ensure that the appropriate controls and tools are selected and operationalized. Work closely with team leads, peers, development teams, business analysts, and end users to ensure we have appropriate controls and protection. Regularly participate in new projects to learn new technologies and perform detailed feature and usability analysis based on vendor's offerings and business needs. Support Information Security programs which include governance (policy & standards), security enhancements, new security technology evaluation and testing, project requirement gathering, internal client communications, documentation, and security awareness. Support Identity and Access Management (IAM) operational team(s); including Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privilege Access Management (PAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) platforms. Work with stakeholders to gather requirements needed for system and application integration with all Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms. Participate and/or lead the installation, integration, deployment, and support of IAM tools and products. Deliver process improvements utilizing Identity and Access Management platforms. Communicate aspects of both the product and the implementation at the technical and functional level appropriate for the solution. Participate in operations and tactical planning within a team environment. Provide scripting experience/knowledge to automate critical privileged account maintenance processes and/or other IAM related activities. Ability to work Remote.

Qualifications

• Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science or other related field and 5 years of professional experience working within an information security program requiring compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, PCI/DSS or equivalent.
• Extensive critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent technical writing skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Experience identifying, measuring and mitigating network security risks.
• 2+ years of experience in documenting, developing, or implementing IAM systems
• 2+ years of experience with technical experience integrating identity management, access management, access governance, or privileged access management software into clients' infrastructure and applications.
• 1+ year of experience in implementing enhanced security for elevated accounts in Active Directory.
• Privileged Access Management (PAM) skillset preferred.

About Us

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.