Identity Management Consultant - SME📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | Remote | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Accenture Middle East is seeking an Identity Management Consultant - SME to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is focused on advising clients and implementing robust Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. The role is key in shaping clients' security posture through the definition of strategies, architectures, and implementation plans that align with their business objectives and security policies.
Role Context and Responsibilities
As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will guide clients through identity management complexities, ensuring efficient deployment, roll-out, and transition of new IAM features and platforms. Your expertise will serve as a bridge between technical IAM teams and business stakeholders, ensuring evolving requirements are captured and integrated into the IAM program roadmap. Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with clients to gather and analyze requirements for Identity Governance and Administration solutions.
- Developing policies, processes, and frameworks related to identity and access management, including identity lifecycle management, access requests, and permission auditing.
- Conducting comprehensive assessments of clients' existing IAM processes, systems, and controls to identify areas for improvement.
- Developing strategic Identity and Access Management strategies, architectures, and implementation plans with clients.
- Defining technical and business requirements for identity and access management solutions.
- Advising on the implementation of new IAM features tailored to specific client environments.
- Establishing and maintaining strong links between the IAM team and business stakeholders, capturing evolving requirements and communicating the IAM program roadmap.
- Focusing on the efficient deployment, roll-out, and transition of new features and versions of the IAM platform.
- Configuring and customizing IGA and Access Management platforms to align with clients' business processes and security policies.
- Developing and implementing access control policies, roles, and entitlements to ensure appropriate levels of access across systems and applications.
- Providing guidance and expertise on best practices for identity lifecycle management, access certification, role-based access control, and compliance reporting.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including security, IT, and compliance, to integrate IGA solutions into clients' environments.
- Providing training and support to clients' teams to facilitate adoption and ongoing management of IGA solutions.
- Interacting with vendors and service providers to address contractual agreements related to the IAM platform.
- Preparing updates and reports for management.
Qualifications and Experience
Candidates should possess a proven track record with a minimum of 4 years of experience in IT services and information security. A minimum of 2 years of this experience must be specifically focused on identity and access management. Prior consulting experience and strong customer-facing skills are highly desirable.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in IT services and information security.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in identity and access management.
- Prior consulting experience is highly desirable.
- Excellent customer-facing skills are highly desirable.
Required Skills and Technical Expertise
The role requires a strong understanding of various identity and access management concepts and technologies. Familiarity with the following is essential:
- Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Identity Lifecycle Management
- Access Certification
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Compliance Reporting
- Microsoft Active Directory (AD)
- Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
- Microsoft Intune (MDM)
- Office 365
- SailPoint IdentityIQ
- Entra ID
- ForgeRock
- Okta
- Novell
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- Role Engineering
Additional Competencies
In addition to technical skills, the role requires strong interpersonal and collaborative abilities. Candidates should demonstrate:
- Proven ability to work and contribute effectively in a team-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Work Location and Type
This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Requirements
- Requires 2-5 Years experience
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