Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Controls & Entitlement Senior Specialist (Cloud Security required)

LOB Overview:

Global Information Security (GIS) is responsible for protecting bank information systems, confidential and proprietary data, and customer information. GIS develops the bank’s Information Security strategy and policy, manages the Information Security program, identifies and addresses vulnerabilities and operates a global security operations center that monitors, detects and responds to cybersecurity incidents. Within GIS, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a security discipline that enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times and in the right context. IAM addresses the mission-critical need to ensure appropriate access to the resources across increasingly heterogeneous technology environments, and to meet increasingly rigorous compliance requirements.

Role Description:

Reporting to the Access Controls & Segregation of Duties Leader, this role is responsible for defining, operationalizing, and modernizing enterprise access control capabilities across traditional and cloud-native environments. The role will drive the evolution of role-based, attribute-based, policy-based, and segregation of duties access control models while establishing sustainable cloud entitlement management practices that reduce risk, improve visibility, and simplify access administration across the enterprise. The role will partner closely with Architecture, Engineering, Cloud Security, IAM Service Catalogue, and Line of Business stakeholders to establish modern access models that support the Bank’s continued cloud transformation. 

• Modernize enterprise access control capabilities through automation, AI-assisted analysis, workflow optimization, and data-driven insights.

• Drive transformation initiatives focused on cloud entitlement visibility, access intelligence, permission analytics, and access lifecycle efficiencies.

• Establish enterprise standards for cloud role engineering, entitlement taxonomy, permission management, and cloud access model design.

• Drive adoption of RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, and SOD controls within enterprise and cloud environments.

• Modernize the SOD design, implementation, controls, and oversight framework and practices for sustainable risk reduction.

• Develop sustainable approaches for governing cloud permissions, cloud identities, and cloud resource access at scale.

• Partner with cloud engineering and architecture teams to implement scalable cloud access models while reducing entitlement sprawl and excessive permissions.

• Operate through ambiguity, break down complex problems, and create structure where processes or accountabilities are unclear.

• Improve role quality, entitlement quality, access profiling, and access model effectiveness across technology platforms.

• Identify opportunities to reduce manual activities and simplify operational processes while strengthening risk mitigation.

• Act as a senior advisor on cloud access controls, entitlement strategy, and access modeling.

• Partner across IAM, Security, Technology, Product, and Line of Business teams to drive adoption of modern access control frameworks.

• Lead complex initiatives involving cloud permissions, entitlement management, role engineering, and access risk reduction.

• Translate technical access control concepts into actionable business outcomes for senior leadership.

• Lead the strategy and execution of cloud access control capabilities across AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS platforms, and emerging cloud-native technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of IAM, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, or Access Management experience.

• Experience with Industry Standards & Framework (ISO, NIST, FFIEC, COBIT, CSA) related to Segregation of Duties (SoD).

• Experience implementing RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, JIT, Runtime, and cloud access control frameworks within large financial services or banking organizations.

• Experience designing and managing Cloud Permission Models & Entitlement Analytics across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Experience leading enterprise-scale IAM transformation and modernization initiatives.

• Experience partnering with Architecture, Engineering, Cloud Security, and Business stakeholders.

• Experience using analytics, automation, and process optimization to improve security outcomes.

• Experience implementing Automation, AI-Enabled Solutions & Workflow Optimization

• Experience performing data analytics and design solutions using scripting (Python, R, SQL) and industry tools (Wiz, Bloodhound, Splunk, Tableau, PowerBI, Pivot Tables).

• Experience with Microsegmentation and monitoring tools.

• Strong understanding of Cloud & Enterprise Infrastructure Platforms & Network

• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong expertise in Cloud Access Controls & Entitlement Management

• Deep knowledge of RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, JIT, Runtime Access Models

• Strong proficiency in IAM Architecture, Identity Attributes & Metadata

• Working knowledge of Authentication & Federation Technologies

• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Demonstrated ability to influence through expertise, collaboration, and credibility

• Industry information security certification:

• CISSP

• CCSP

• CRISC

• CISM

• AWS Security Specialty or Azure Security Engineer

• Azure AI Engineer Associate or AWS AI Practitioner

Key Stakeholders:

• GIS Executive Leadership

• IAM Governance Services

• IAM Product, Architecture, Engineering, and Operations teams

• LOB and technology stakeholders

• GIS, GT, Audit, Compliance, Risk, & other control partners