Senior PAM Business Analyst - ON SITE CHICAGO, IL

Job Title: Information Technology - Business Analyst (IT)

Job Description: As a Sr IAM BA Analyst in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and accuracy of user identity data within our organization. You will collaborate closely with application teams to obtain user extracts, validate them against our identity solution, and identify any discrepancies, ultimately strengthening our identity governance and security practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implements and identifies improvements to Access Control system enhancements (IGA and PAM) • Manages consulting practice with business partners for technology security topics • Maintains relationships with partners to manage effectiveness of the access security life cycle management process • Mitigates risk of conversions to partners • Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function • As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level • Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult • Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities • Responsible for direct interaction with different functions and/or management

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of professional experience with significant experience working as a BA on complicated projects with multiple cross functional teams • Proven experience in identity governance, administration, or data validation.

• Familiarity with identity management tools and systems.

• Knowledge of data privacy regulations and security best practices.

• Experience using Visio and Microsoft Office Suite • Experienced enough to handle process improvement and synergies “big picture”

• Comfortable running sql queries and digging into the details of a project. Curiosity is key!

• Experienced in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA); Solid understanding of identity lifecycle (Joiner, mover, leaver) and access certification processes is preferred • Experienced in implementing Identity governance processes for centralized and de-centralized applications is preferred • Experienced in creating metrics and dashboard

Preferred Qualifications:

• College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience in the area of Information Security is required • Relevant certifications in identity and access management or data governance.

• Experience with identity and access management software such as SailPoint, Okta, or Microsoft Identity Manager

Additional skills:

• Highly motivated, self-directed and possess solid execution skills.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrates critical thought and probes beyond the surface of the requested data to get at the valuable (actionable) information.

• Able to understand complex concepts quickly.

• Detail oriented, but understands broader impacts of requests.

• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities as necessary.

• Manages multiple tasks and deliverables simultaneously and in an organized and results-oriented manner.

• Strives to proactively identify and address areas where business process efficiency and effectiveness improvements would make a positive impact on the top and bottom lines.

• Excellent people skills are also necessary since this position interacts with all levels of resources across the entire organization.