Senior Identity Security & Access Analyst

Janus Henderson Group; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health benefits

Volunteer time

Professional development

Parental leave

Employee events

Happy hours

Job summary

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a Senior Identity Security Analyst to lead day-to-day IAM operations, manage JML workflows, and administer AD and Entra ID while enforcing security standards. The role collaborates with IAM Engineering, Security Ops, Audit, Risk, and HR to strengthen controls and support audits.

The successful candidate will drive process improvements, governance, and automation, while contributing to a mature Identity Security program in a hybrid Denver environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience executing day‑to‑day Identity Security operations, including Joiner/Mover/Leaver (JML) processing, access requests, and ticket‑based workflows in an enterprise environment.
• Strong hands‑on experience administering and maintaining Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, including account lifecycle management, group and role management, and directory hygiene activities.
• Experience maintaining and enforcing Identity Security standards, procedures, and controls, including directory hygiene, lifecycle governance, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks, meet deadlines consistently, and proactively communicate risks or delays in a fast‑paced operational environment.
• Experience monitoring and responding to identity‑related security alerts (e.g., Netwrix or similar tools), performing initial analysis, remediation, or escalation as appropriate.
• Experience supporting PAM processes, including privileged account onboarding, maintenance, hygiene cleanup, and least‑privilege enforcement.
• Ability to support internal and external audits by providing evidence, responding to inquiries, and remediating identity‑related findings in regulated environments.
• Experience working within a ticket queue model (ServiceNow or equivalent), adhering to SLAs, documenting work accurately, and maintaining operational reliability .
• Carry out other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Identity Security operations including JML processing, access requests, and ticketing workflows.
• Administer Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID lifecycles and hygiene.
• Enforce Identity Security standards, lifecycle governance, and compliance controls.
• Monitor identity-related security alerts and perform initial remediation or escalation.
• Support PAM onboarding, maintenance, hygiene cleanup, and least-privilege enforcement.
• Assist audits with evidence and responses to inquiries in regulated environments.
• Work in a ticketing environment (ServiceNow) following SLAs and documenting work.
• Identify opportunities to standardize or automate processes to improve efficiency.

Skills

Identity security operations

JML processing

AD/Microsoft Entra ID

Access requests

PAM

Security alerts

Auditing

Ticketing (ServiceNow)

Tools

SailPoint ISC

Identity IQ

Netwrix

CyberArk

Delinea

Britive

Job description

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a Senior Identity Security Analyst to lead day-to-day IAM operations, manage JML workflows, and administer AD and Entra ID while enforcing security standards. The role collaborates with IAM Engineering, Security Ops, Audit, Risk, and HR to strengthen controls and support audits.

The successful candidate will drive process improvements, governance, and automation, while contributing to a mature Identity Security program in a hybrid Denver environment.