Identity Security Posture Lead

Northwest Partners; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Northwest Partners is seeking an Identity Security Posture Management Specialist to mature IAM, IGA, and PAM across enterprise systems, delivering audit-ready evidence and reducing identity risk. You will automate checks, build dashboards, and collaborate with security, infrastructure, and governance teams.

You will bring hands-on experience with identity platforms, RBAC/ABAC, privileged access, and automation using PowerShell or Python.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years of cybersecurity/identity security experience with hands-on identity platforms.
• Experience across IAM lifecycle, authentication, authorization, and privileged access.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in cybersecurity or related field; CISSP preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of identity security controls and risk management practices.
• Experience gathering evidence, assessing risk, and coordinating remediation with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Operate and mature identity security posture management across identity providers, SaaS apps, cloud environments, and critical systems.
• Identify and track identity exposures: dormant accounts, excessive privileges, misconfigurations, risky third-party access.
• Maintain an identity exposure register with severity, ownership, remediation plans, and due dates; drive SLA-based remediation.
• Prioritize findings using risk-based methods considering likelihood, impact, and business criticality.
• Coordinate remediation with owners through role redesign, least-privilege enforcement, MFA improvements, and entitlement cleanup.
• Provide evidence supporting identity-related controls and governance, including MFA and access reviews.
• Produce audit-ready reporting for internal and external audits and connect findings to policies and governance.

Skills

IAM expertise

RBAC/ABAC

Service accounts

Entitlement models

Access reviews

CISSP certification

Identity platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

CISSP certification

Tools

PowerShell

Python

KQL

APIs

Job description

Northwest Partners is seeking an Identity Security Posture Management Specialist to mature IAM, IGA, and PAM across enterprise systems, delivering audit-ready evidence and reducing identity risk. You will automate checks, build dashboards, and collaborate with security, infrastructure, and governance teams.

You will bring hands-on experience with identity platforms, RBAC/ABAC, privileged access, and automation using PowerShell or Python.