Senior IAM Systems Support Analyst

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

 As the Senior IAM Systems Support Analyst , you will be responsible for deploying, supporting and continuously improving enterprise IAM services with a focus on passwordless authentication (e.g., Secret Double Octopus) and strong MFA. The analyst owns day‑to‑day platform reliability, incident response, deployment of a large-scale enterprise solutions including infrastructure, application, and integrations while partnering with architecture, security, and application teams.

What will you do?

• Operate and support enterprise IAM and passwordless platforms (e.g., Secret Double Octopus, FIDO2, MFA, SSO), ensuring high availability and performance.

• Act as subject matter expert for passwordless journeys, including enrollment, recovery, and step‑up authentication across web, mobile, and desktop channels.

• Monitor, triage, and resolve IAM and authentication incidents, including on‑call participation for production issues impacting login and access.

• Integrate passwordless and MFA flows with identity providers and directories (e.g., Entra ID/Azure AD, AD, SAML/OIDC/OAuth2 applications).

• Work with application and product teams to onboard new applications to the passwordless solution, including requirements gathering, configuration, and testing.

• Implement and maintain authentication and authorization controls in line with corporate security standards, Zero Trust principles, and regulatory requirements

• Perform root‑cause analysis for complex authentication and access issues, documenting findings and implementing preventive measures.

• Maintain detailed runbooks, configuration baselines, and operational documentation for IAM and passwordless platforms.

• Support IAM audits, compliance reviews, and evidence requests related to access controls, authentication policies, and passwordless adoption.

• Collaborate with security architecture, SOC, network, and endpoint teams to align detection, logging, and response for identity‑related threats.

• Analyze usage metrics and feedback to optimize user experience and adoption of passwordless authentication.

• Mentor junior analysts and provide technical guidance on IAM tools, support processes, and secure authentication patterns.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, and interface with groups using a variety of techniques

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 3+ years in IAM, security operations, or systems support roles with hands‑on responsibility for authentication platforms.

• Direct experience supporting or implementing passwordless or strong MFA solutions (e.g., FIDO2/WebAuthn, passkeys, authenticator apps, push, or vendors like Secret Double Octopus, Transmit, Okta, Ping, Entra ID).

• Strong knowledge of IAM concepts: identity lifecycle, RBAC, least privilege, SSO, session management, and privileged access considerations.

• Solid understanding of authentication and federation protocols: OIDC, OAuth2, SAML2, and related token flows.

• Proven experience supporting Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD and Active Directory in an enterprise environment.

• Strong troubleshooting skills across web, mobile, and endpoint environments, including logs, HTTP flows, certificates, and directory lookups.

• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, Zero Trust) and their implications for IAM controls.

• Scripting or automation capability (PowerShell, Python, or similar) to streamline IAM operations and reporting.

• Excellent communication skills, able to work with developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical changes.

• Experience working in ITIL processes - incident, problem, and change management processes.

Nice-to-have:

• Hands‑on experience with specific passwordless vendors (e.g., Secret Double Octopus, Transmit Security, HYPR, Beyond Identity) in production environments.

• Direct experience supporting or implementing passwordless or strong MFA solutions (e.g., FIDO2/WebAuthn, passkeys, authenticator apps, push, or vendors like Secret Double Octopus, Transmit, Okta, Ping, Entra ID).

• Experience with CIAM use cases (large‑scale customer or partner identities) and adaptive/risk‑based authentication.

• Exposure to PAM platforms (CyberArk, BeyondTrust) and integration between privileged access and passwordless/MFA.

• Experience with identity governance tools (e.g., SailPoint) and application onboarding into IGA workflows.

• Familiarity with identity threat detection, behavioral analytics, and fraud prevention capabilities tied into authentication journeys.

• Background in data analysis or dashboarding (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL) for IAM metrics and service health reporting.

• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CIAM, vendor‑specific IAM/passwordless certifications, or cloud security certifications.
   

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

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