Senior IAM Analyst – Access Governance & 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

Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services

About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior IAM Analyst with strong expertise in Identity & Access Management, access governance, privileged access management, and identity lifecycle operations. This role will ensure secure and compliant access across enterprise applications, infrastructure, and data within a highly regulated financial services environment. The ideal candidate will bring hands‑on experience with CyberArk, Okta, Active Directory, access certifications, and JML processes. The position also requires strong knowledge of audit, regulatory compliance, and IAM process automation.

In this role, you will:

• Manage end-to-end Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) processes, including provisioning, access modifications, deprovisioning, and access revocation.
• Administer identity, role, entitlement, and access controls across enterprise applications, databases, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
• Coordinate periodic access reviews and certification campaigns, ensuring timely validation, remediation, and evidence collection.
• Support CyberArk PAM operations, including privileged account onboarding, access management, monitoring, and governance activities.
• Administer and support Okta and Active Directory capabilities for authentication, SSO, MFA, and enterprise access management.
• Enforce least‑privilege, RBAC, and Segregation of Duties (SoD) principles across identity and access processes.
• Support internal/external audits and regulatory examinations by providing access reports, evidence, control documentation, and remediation tracking.
• Identify access‑related risks and security issues and coordinate remediation with application, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
• Participate in IAM platform implementations, upgrades, integrations, and automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Maintain IAM procedures, control documentation, operational metrics, and reporting while ensuring alignment with established SLAs and governance standards.

What you need to have to be considered

• 7+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management, Identity Governance, Access Management, or IAM Security Operations.
• Expert knowledge of IAM operations, access governance, user lifecycle management, access certifications, RBAC, SoD, and least‑privilege principles.
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience with CyberArk/PAM, including privileged account lifecycle and access governance.
• Strong experience with Okta, including SSO, MFA, authentication, federation, and identity lifecycle capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, directory services, user/group administration, and enterprise authentication environments.
• Experience supporting IAM audit and compliance requirements including SOX, FFIEC, GLBA, access controls, evidence preparation, and findings remediation.
• Familiarity with IAM/IGA platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID, or similar identity governance technologies is preferred.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms and access request/incident management processes is desirable.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills with experience operating in regulated environments.

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Applications will be accepted until 30 Oct 2026.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $[134,000 - 154,500] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave