Senior IT Analyst

Job Title:  Senior IT Analyst Location:  remote Pay Rate:  open to W2 and established 1099's Position type:  multiyear contract This is a long term, remote contracting position for candidates who live in the United States and have a minimum of 10 years of experience as an IT Analyst specializing in IAM and experience working for financial institutions.  We are able to work with W2 and established 1099 candidates. This is a high-impact, leadership-oriented IAM role combining governance, analytics, compliance, and transformation.  We are looking for a senior-level IT Analyst specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM), responsible for leading governance, compliance, and transformation initiatives within a large enterprise environment (financial services preferred).  This position focuses on: • Access management controls (certifications, audits, QA) • IAM governance and security posture • Analyzing and improving IAM processes and systems • Driving large-scale IAM transformation initiatives • Acting as a bridge between business and technical teams Candidates will be expected to: • Lead access certification campaigns and compliance efforts • Perform deep analysis of IAM workflows, controls, and data • Define requirements and recommend solutions • Guide stakeholders on security, risk, and IAM best practices • Support identity lifecycle, access management, and privileged access controls • Deliver strategic improvements and operational excellence The IT Analyst will assist in creating and completing access management controls, including access certification campaigns and related quality assurance. Researches, analyzes, compiles and documents data, requirements, workflow/ processes, functionality and or controls related to Identity & Access Management. Develops and evaluates information, and prepares recommendations based on analysis for use in decision-making. Provides leadership for IAM compliance and strategic transformational projects or programs. Acts as a liaison or subject matter expert to business and technical stakeholders in understanding current and future IAM capabilities, functions, security governance, risk controls and transitioning to new IAM transformation and compliances processes. Responsibilities Leads and provides advanced levels of analysis and leadership across business stakeholders, technical stakeholders and other analysts supporting IAM controls, including ongoing access attestations and audits, as well as operational improvements and transformational initiatives for the Identity & Access Management (IAM) services. Specific analysis efforts include but are not limited to the following: • Ensuring IAM governance structures adhere to defined policies, standards, and controls. Ensuring that IAM core capabilities, IAM operations, business stakeholder usage and application integrations follow the governance structures. • Maintaining a continuous and strong security posture across all business and ISD IAM stakeholders via ongoing, proactive reviews of account access and authorization, and designing short- and long-term improvements to ensure violations are remediated. • Facilitate translation of business and operational needs from Member and Workforce channels and related stakeholders to improve existing capabilities and define new IAM transformational capabilities. • Analyzing and documenting functional & nonfunctional requirements for various IAM domains such as Access Certification, Identity Life cycle Management, and analytics. • Engaging business and technical stakeholders in transitioning to new IAM capabilities and services across various IAM domains such as Access Management, Identity Lifecycle Management and Privileged Access Management • Support business and technical stakeholders to evaluate and update appropriate access for both users and privileged users. Provide guidance and direction to managers on analyzing and delivering up to date data. Additional Responsibilities • Experience with IAM Access Certifications Processes such as: User access, privileged access, role-based access, platform, hosting, and database access, etc. • Skilled in performing Quality Assurance on Access Certification Campaigns and conducting gap analysis • Analyze application functions and systems integrations, requirements, data, processes, service specific practices, standards and metrics/statistics (Complex analysis). • Interpret results of analysis; present recommendations, including alternatives and implications (Significant Impact). • Collaborate with other business units to analyze and improve processing procedures and resolve problems (Significant impact). • Ensure clear, concise and effective communication of material (Leadership). • Work with peers, business units and/or project teams, and vendors to ensure business needs are fully communicated, documented and satisfied (Leadership). • Monitor and analyze key performance indicators and establish processes and methodologies for preventative mitigation (Complex analysis). • Compile, review and prepare data to be used by analysts and management in the analysis of operations, services and products (Most complex/Unusual). • Conduct benchmarking, trend analysis and other input to drive continuous improvement and elevate service performance (Significant impact). • Analyze information to produce analytically-driven inferences and hypotheses to generate actionable recommendations (Complex analysis). • Solve business problems by defining the problem, interviewing stakeholders, identifying and evaluating alternatives, and presenting findings (Most complex/Unusual). • Provide input into best practices for the respective area (Leadership). • Analyze changes in policies, procedures and products; determine the impact on the group functions. • Identify and analyze opportunities for new and/or improved processes, data, or technology; provide clear picture of possible outcomes. • Ensure compliance with client standards and best practices. Qualifications • 10+ years of experience working with transformational initiatives in an IT environment • 10+ years of experience working in an Identity and Access Management function, preferably in a financial service organization (highly desirable) • Ability to work independently • Strong critical thinking skills • Desired - Prior experience in creating IAM governance collaterals such as policy, procedures, standards, and guidelines, Role types and User Access Reviews etc. • Desired - Good grasp of operational, regulatory, and other risks related the area of Access and Identity Lifecycle Services • Desired - Knowledge of client’s business processes and applications • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science or other related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, or experience • Extensive experience interpreting business technology requirements, and creating IT solutions with increased business intelligence • Advanced skill maintaining accuracy with attention to detail and meeting deadlines • Expert research, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Advanced organizational, planning and time management skills • Advanced skill communicating with all levels within an organization • Experience working and participating in cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects • Advanced skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives and information clearly and concisely • Effective relationship building, negotiation and facilitation skills • Experience in leading, guiding & mentoring others • Advanced skill exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions • Expert verbal and written communication skills • Advanced skill analyzing and organizing problems or work processes for technical solutions • Ability to work independently and in a team environment • Significant experience in translating business requirements into technical solutions System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan. System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #M- Ref: #851-Rockville-S1