Identity Access Management Governance Specialist - Global Security Organization

Identity Access Management Governance Specialist - Global Security Organization

Location: San Jose

Employment Type: Regular

Job Code: A66037

Responsibilities:

Define and continuously enhance enterprise IAM governance strategies and control frameworks, including least privilege, role and entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), and risk-based access controls, to strengthen the organization's overall identity and access security posture.

Establish and evolve governance policies, standards, processes, and control requirements across the identity and access lifecycle, including identity onboarding, access request and provisioning, modification, periodic review, revocation, and auditability.

Drive IAM governance initiatives across relevant stakeholders, establishing clear control ownership and accountability, identifying governance and control gaps, and partnering with technology, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to drive remediation and sustainable improvements.

Leverage identity, access, and authorization data to identify excessive privileges, dormant access, toxic combinations, policy violations, and other access risks; assess their impact and drive risk-based remediation with relevant stakeholders.

Define and operate IAM governance measurement and monitoring frameworks, including governance metrics, key risk indicators, control effectiveness measures, and compliance baselines, to provide visibility into IAM risk and drive continuous improvement.

Support the evolution of IAM governance across human and non-human identities, including service, system, and emerging agentic identities, helping establish appropriate governance principles and controls as the organization's identity landscape evolves.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualification(s): Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and practices, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, access control, and access governance. Solid understanding of IAM governance principles and controls, including least privilege, role and entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), access reviews, and access lifecycle controls. Experience developing, implementing, or assessing IAM policies, standards, governance processes, or control frameworks in complex enterprise environments. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify identity and access risks, assess control gaps, and drive risk-based remediation. Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive governance initiatives and control improvements.

Preferred Qualification(s): Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 3+ years of relevant experience in IAM, cybersecurity, security governance, technology risk, or related fields, with experience in IAM governance or access governance preferred. Experience independently owning IAM governance initiatives or workstreams and driving them from problem identification through remediation and closure. Experience designing or operating enterprise-scale IAM governance programs, such as access reviews, entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), privileged access governance, or identity lifecycle governance. Experience with enterprise IAM/IGA platforms and technologies such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Tuebora, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable solutions. Experience working with security or compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, SOX, PCI DSS, or similar control environments. Experience with governance of non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, workload identities, API credentials, or emerging agentic identities.