Principal Systems Analyst

Overview Our client seeks a Principal Systems Analyst to lead entitlement strategy and identity governance across enterprise platforms. The role will align access models with governance frameworks, support IAM and platform integrations, and maintain audit-ready documentation while partnering with cross-functional teams to mitigate risk and scale securely. Hybrid Every other week onsite/5 days in either Merrimack, NH or Smithfield, RI Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2 Responsibilities Define and maintain user roles, entitlement groups, and access levels aligned to business functions and security requirements. Establish clear naming conventions and taxonomy for entitlements to support scalability. Document and maintain user flows for personas requiring authorization across environments. Ensure entitlement structures align with security policies, regulatory requirements, and governance frameworks. Identify and remediate outdated or excessive entitlements and drive cleanup of unused data and applications. Document policies, standards, and approval workflows and maintain accountability with governance bodies. Partner with cybersecurity and risk teams to identify, document, and remediate access risks or policy violations. Validate technical artifacts for identity federation and ensure correct integration with IAM and platform systems. Maintain traceability between business roles and system access while understanding authorization models. Provide business and technical requirements for current and future identity and access use cases. Coordinate with digital security teams for policy enforcement and technical controls. Facilitate cross-functional communication to align stakeholders and support product priorities. Maintain accurate records of accounts, roles, and entitlements and enforce RBAC and least privilege. Lead access request workflows, approvals, exceptions, and periodic access reviews. Ensure identity activities are logged and auditable and prepare compliance reports. Document provisioning, de-provisioning, role management policies, and support segregation of duties analysis. Use IAG tools to develop dashboards and metrics and deliver training and mentorship on governance policies. Perform data mapping across platforms and document end-to-end data flows for access-related integrations. Write SQL queries and analyze APIs to validate data exchange, documenting results with the team. Translate technical analysis and UI changes into actionable user stories. Experience Requirements Strong project management skills with ability to execute against a roadmap. Proficiency in data mapping across multiple platforms. Interest in developing subject-matter expertise in enterprise applications and cybersecurity, audits, and compliance. Ability to write SQL queries and analyze APIs to validate data exchanges and mappings. Technical analysis experience to interrogate system behavior and translate findings into user stories. Background in cybersecurity and auditing (preferred). Agile delivery and Jira experience (preferred). 10+ years of systems analysis with 3–5 years in identity and access management or governance. Experience with entitlement hierarchy, RBAC, and audit evidence creation. Familiarity with compliance frameworks. Proficiency in data analysis and documentation with ability to maintain entitlement organization and classification. Stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technical audiences. Experience with database structures, Salesforce, certificate management, and federation metadata. Scripting or query skills in SQL for reporting. Education Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr