Senior IAM & Access Governance Specialist (PAM)

Cognizant; New York (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior IAM Analyst to secure and govern access across enterprise apps and data in a regulated financial services setting. Key tools include CyberArk, Okta, and AD, with a focus on lifecycle management, reviews, and governance.

The role requires strong analytical skills, automation experience, and collaboration across IT and business teams to enforce least privilege and maintain compliance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IAM, IAM Governance, or IAM Security Operations.
• Expert knowledge of IAM operations, RBAC, SoD, and least privilege.
• 7+ years with CyberArk/PAM including privileged lifecycle.
• Strong Okta experience: SSO, MFA, authentication, federation.
• Experience with audit/compliance incl. SOX, FFIEC, GLBA; evidence remediation.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end Joiner/Mover/Leaver (JML) provisioning and deprovisioning.
• Administer identity, roles, entitlements, and access controls across apps, DBs, cloud.
• Coordinate access reviews and certification campaigns with stakeholders.
• Support CyberArk PAM operations: onboarding, access governance, monitoring.
• Administer Okta and Active Directory for authentication and SSO.
• Enforce least-privilege, RBAC, and SoD across IAM processes.
• Support audits by providing access reports, evidence, and remediation tracking.
• Identify access risks and coordinate remediation with teams.
• Participate in IAM platform implementations and automation initiatives.
• Maintain IAM procedures, metrics, and governance documentation.

Skills

Identity & Access Management

IAM Governance

Access Management

Audit & Compliance

Regulated environments

Tools

CyberArk

Okta

Active Directory

SailPoint

ServiceNow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior IAM Analyst to secure and govern access across enterprise apps and data in a regulated financial services setting. Key tools include CyberArk, Okta, and AD, with a focus on lifecycle management, reviews, and governance.

The role requires strong analytical skills, automation experience, and collaboration across IT and business teams to enforce least privilege and maintain compliance.