IAM Security Specialist

Popular; Puerto Rico; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Popular is seeking an IAM Security Specialist to lead oversight of MSSP activities ensuring proper user access, governance, and policy enforcement across systems. You will validate accounts, roles, and permissions while driving alignment with FRB, NYDFS, GDPR, and NIST standards.

Reporting to the IAM Operations Manager, you will coordinate access governance, review certification results, identify control gaps, and collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to strengthen security and

Qualifications

• Experience implementing IAM controls and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead oversight and quality validation of the MSSP’s user account lifecycle activities, including creation, modification, deletion of user accounts, and management of user roles and permissions, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor, assess, and elevate MSSP handling of end-user password resets and access requests

Skills

IAM governance

Regulatory compliance

Identity Access Management

Job description

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Date: Oct 17, 2026

Location:

Florida, PR, US, 32099

Company: Popular

Workplace Type: Hybrid

IAM Security Specialist

Job Title: IAM Security Specialist

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The IAM Security Specialist is responsible for leading oversight of managed security services provider (MSSP) activities to ensure user access to systems, data, and applications is managed in alignment with organizational procedures, standards, and regulatory requirements, including FRB, NYDFS, GDPR, and NIST expectations. This role exercises independent judgment in validating that authorized users are granted appropriate access, confirming IAM policies are implemented and enforced, and promoting the integrity and security of the IAM environment through proactive monitoring, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
Additionally, the IAM Security Specialist supports and advances the organization’s IAM program by coordinating access governance activities, reviewing user access certification results, identifying control gaps, recommending process improvements, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to strengthen compliance and operational effectiveness.

Reporting to the IAM Operations Manager, the Specialist serves as a subject matter contributor for identity-related controls, provides guidance to Analysts and MSSP resources, supports escalations, and helps ensure controls are effectively and consistently implemented across business units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead oversight and quality validation of the MSSP’s user account lifecycle activities, including creation, modification, deletion of user accounts, and management of user roles and permissions, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor, assess, and elevate MSSP handling of end-user password resets and access requests