Identity Governance Architect – IAM & Compliance

Cognizant; Juno Beach (FL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays plus PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Identity Compliance Business Analyst to assess, enhance, and mature identity governance programs across IAM, IGA, and PAM domains. You will partner with IAM, Security, Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to translate regulatory requirements into actionable identity controls and governance initiatives.

The role emphasizes documenting requirements, developing roadmaps, and facilitating stakeholder workshops to drive measurable compliance improvements and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis, IAM Governance, Compliance, Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Risk Management, or Cybersecurity Governance roles.
• Knowledge of NERC CIP, NIST, ISO 27001, SOX and access governance best practices.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops, gathering requirements, documenting processes, and developing governance recommendations.
• Relevant certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, Security+ or identity governance certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document identity governance maturity across IAM, IGA, and PAM domains using industry frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Conduct current-state assessments and identify gaps in identity lifecycle management, access certifications, SoD, privileged access controls, and governance processes.
• Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business and compliance requirements related to identity governance and access management programs.
• Develop identity compliance roadmaps, improvement plans, and maturity models that support regulatory, audit, and security objectives.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, interviews, and assessment sessions with IAM, Security, Risk, Audit, and business teams.
• Define and document identity governance policies, controls, standards, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with IAM and security stakeholders to establish KPIs, KRIs, metrics, dashboards, and reporting for identity compliance posture.
• Support audit readiness activities, evidence gathering, compliance reporting, and remediation tracking.
• Analyze risk exposures related to access management, user lifecycle management, privileged access, and certification controls.
• Prepare executive assessments, findings reports, and recommendations to improve identity governance maturity and reduce compliance risk.

Skills

Identity Governance

IAM Governance

Compliance

Risk Management

Cybersecurity Governance

SailPoint

Saviynt

CyberArk

Microsoft Entra ID

Okta

Education

CISA

CRISC

CISSP

Tools

SailPoint

Saviynt

CyberArk

Microsoft Entra ID

Okta

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Identity Compliance Business Analyst to assess, enhance, and mature identity governance programs across IAM, IGA, and PAM domains. You will partner with IAM, Security, Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to translate regulatory requirements into actionable identity controls and governance initiatives.

The role emphasizes documenting requirements, developing roadmaps, and facilitating stakeholder workshops to drive measurable compliance improvements and audit readiness.