IGA Business Analyst

Role: Sr IGA BA Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL – 3 Days onsite a week

Duration: 9+ Months

As a Sr IAM BA Analyst in Identity Governance and Administration, 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:

Governance and Oversight

Manage Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) processes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.

Oversee the effectiveness of identity lifecycle management, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and access certification.
• Policy Development and Enforcement

Develop, implement, and maintain governance policies and standards for identity and access management.

Ensure adherence to industry best practices and internal controls.
• Access Review and Audit Support

Coordinate and manage periodic access reviews to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Respond to audit requests and provide necessary documentation for compliance audits, including SOX and SOC-related inquiries.
• Metrics and Reporting

Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of governance initiatives.

Provide regular reporting on IGA governance metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
• Process Improvement

Identify gaps and inefficiencies in current IGA governance processes and recommend improvements.

Collaborate with technical and business teams to implement process optimizations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with business units, IT teams, and external auditors to ensure alignment on governance objectives.

Lead governance-related discussions during cross-functional meetings.

Incident Management and Risk Mitigation

Investigate and remediate issues related to identity governance processes.

Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to access management.

Documentation and Training

Maintain comprehensive documentation of IGA governance processes and frameworks.

Provide training and guidance to teams on governance policies and procedures.

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:
• 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.

About Us

Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the U.S. Our teams in North and Central America and India work to provide talent and project-based staffing solutions for the technology, financial services, life sciences, healthcare, telecom, retail, utilities, and transportation industries. With our experienced sales teams, expert recruiters, and engaging candidate support teams, we simplify staffing for our leading clients and talented candidates, leveraging our proprietary AI recruitment tools to promote diversity and efficiency in the hiring process.

Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com

Benefits

SPECTRAFORCE® offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurance plans to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE® provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SPECTRAFORCE® is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.

Notice to California Applicants: SPECTRAFORCE® is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.

LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.