Job Description

MKS Instruments recently began its journey of building an enterprise-class Identity and Access Management program. As part of that continuous effort, MKS Instruments has identified the need for an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Analyst.
Providing enterprise-class Identity and Access Management controls requires technology and design, implementation, and oversight of secure processes for managing identities (such as User Lifecycle Management and Privileged Access Management). The Senior IAM Access Assurance Analyst is responsible for supporting the IAM Program and Leader in the planning, strategy, development, implementation, operations, and support for these processes to secure the company's digital identity and access for all enterprise workforce members.
Primary responsibilities will include the development and implementation of a multi-year roadmap for these processes and controls, continual improving IAM practices, and participating in activities to identify revisions, including internal measurement practices, security practice reviews, and internal/external audits, and supporting current and future growth of our tools related to Identity and Access Management.
The successful candidate will be a highly analytical, passionate, and self-driven individual who loves to learn, solve problems, and contribute to the team's advancement.
Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development, implementation, and execution of access management processes, specifically User Lifecycle Management and Privileged Access Management for Advisor Group's core systems and applications
• Work across the organization to identify outstanding issues and gaps in compliance adherence to these processes and collaborate with those organizations on remediation's of both the acute problems and systemic access control security gaps
• Provide routine management reporting on identified access management control failures and remediation steps
• Create and maintain standards surrounding documentation related to identity processes, procedure and infrastructure.
• Assess current applications and architecture to ensure current implementations align with industry guidelines, best practices and company approved standards.
• Document the procedures and run books required to perform the duties of this position
• Design security processes and procedures in alignment with the organization's policies and security standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices as noted based on industry standards
• Provide technical expertise in thread/risk assessments related to privileged access
• Work with vendors and co-sourcing partners to successfully resolve problems and implement projects as required
• Implement major version upgrades and Create or modify existing policies in PAM solution based on new requests
• Perform other security-related duties as requested
• Activities of the IAM Admin plus reporting, analysis and managing the IAM Saviynt Support team.
• Recognizing issues from the ServiceDesk tickets and performance improvements.
• Assisting the IAM manager/Product Owner for the future IAM enhancements to build the IAM Product Roadmap.
• Administrators who know the application and how to troubleshoot
• Operating Platform and changes
• Performing Root Cause Analysis documentation for the Severity issues.
• Knowledge on IAM Automation and Orchestration.
• Technical expertise for the app. Help drive technical direction for Saviynt
• Integrated developer background
• Adhere to Service Level SLAs related to IAM Operations based on ticket priority.

Education & Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree Preferred, H.S. Diploma or GED certificate + Significant Practical Experience will be considered
Mandatory Requirements:

• 5 - 6 years of experience in identity & access management-relate role
• 2 - 3 years of experience in Saviynt
• Preferred Saviynt IGA Certified
• Required Completion of Saviynt L100 and L200 training.
• Understand industry best practices for access administration activities (i.e., provisioning, de-provisioning, access reviews, automation, role-based access control, privileged access, data classification and recertification, etc.), authorization and authentication protocols, and access governance
• Experience working with IAG
• Experience working in a highly regulated (i.e., Sarbanes-Oxley) and other regulatory environments
• Experience working with Identity Governance and IAM ecosystems, such as Saviynt, SAP, Workday, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and Database applications (Oracle, SQL)
• Experience designing process flows to be implemented in security automation tools
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Ability to lead a project while accounting for the strategic direction
• Ability to research, analyze, and resolve complex problems with minimal supervision and escalate issues as appropriate
• Demonstrated understanding of risk and compliance frameworks
• Excellent documentation, written and communication skills
• Must be a detail-oriented, well-organized, self-starter able to work in a dynamic environment with the ability to perform multiple tasks
• Highly motivated individual with the ability to self-start, prioritize, and multi-task

Preferred Requirements:

• Scripting and/or programming skills in technologies, such as PowerShell, SQL, Python, and JSON
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to collaborate and work effectively with a wide range of cross-functional teams, vendors, and time zones.
• Experience with REST/SOAP protocols
• Familiarity with standards for SSO technologies such as SAML2, OAuth2
• Must be a team player
• Demonstrated ability to learn new IT and security concepts and technologies quickly

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