IT Security Assurance/Governance Lead - Azure Cloud, IAM, PAM
IT Security Assurance Lead Duration: 6 months Start: January 2025 Rate: To circa £650.00 Per Day - Inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: Hybrid working - 1 day per week onsite in Warwickshire, the rest remote working. We are looking for a highly accomplished, UK based IT Security Assurance Lead / Technical SME to assist our leading financial services client in the Midlands with their Datacentre Exit program of work. Deliverables
Cloud Migration Support: • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate the migration of corporate applications, servers, and databases to Azure. • Ensure identity and access mechanisms for Azure-based solutions align with security best practices. • Act as a technical SME to resolve IAM/PAM challenges during migrations and cutovers. • Perform security reviews of migration plans to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. Identity & Access Management: • Manage identity and access configurations for Windows/Linux servers, SQL/Oracle databases, and applications. • Implement improvements to role-based access controls (RBAC), least privilege principles, and zero trust security models across the IT ecosystem. • Provide oversight and governance of user access and permissions, ensuring compliance with security policies. Privileged Account Management: • Assist product teams in the configuration and management of PAM solutions such as CyberArk or equivalent tools. • Ensure secure onboarding, lifecycle management, and decommissioning of privileged accounts. • Conduct regular audits of privileged account usage to detect and mitigate potential risks. • Provide technical support and advice to IT teams on best practices for managing privileged credentials. Security Assurance & Governance: • Provide security oversight during system migrations, ensuring appropriate controls are in place for identity and access management. • Perform entitlement reviews and ensure compliance with organisational policies and industry regulations. • Challenge and guide teams to adopt security best practices for IAM/PAM processes during cutovers and operational activities. • Design and test ITSM workflows, request forms and processes to support the creation, amendment and removal of service/privileged accounts. Stakeholder Engagement: • Work closely with IT teams, project managers, and third-party suppliers to deliver seamless migration projects. • Act as a trusted advisor, educating stakeholders on IAM/PAM concepts. • Deliver technical insights and recommendations to senior IT leaders, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Technical Excellence: • Utilise Power BI and SQL for reporting and analysis of identity and access data. • Support troubleshooting and resolution of IAM/PAM-related technical issues in a timely manner. • Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in identity and access management, PAM, and Cloud security. Essential Skills
Experience: • Hands-on experience with system and software migrations, preferably to Azure Cloud environments. • Track record of working with third party suppliers to improve security posture. • Proven experience working with IAM and PAM solutions. • Strong background in Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD, and related authentication mechanisms. • Familiarity with Power BI reporting, ServiceNow development and SQL/Oracle database access management. • Track record of providing security assurance and governance in previous IT roles. Technical Skills: • Advanced knowledge of identity and authentication processes, such as single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and federated identity systems. • Expertise in RBAC, least privilege, entitlement management, and zero trust frameworks. • Understanding of Azure Cloud services and associated security features. Soft Skills: • Self-motivated, driven, and autonomous, requiring minimal support to achieve outcomes. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. • Confidence to challenge stakeholders and enforce best practices. If you would like to be considered and have experience in the above areas - please submit your application ASAP to Jackie Dean at Jumar for consideration.
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IT Security Assurance Lead Duration: 6 months Start: January 2025 Rate: To circa £650.00 Per Day - Inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: Hybrid working - 1 day per week onsite in Warwickshire, the rest remote working. We are looking for a highly accomplished, UK based IT Security Assurance Lead / Technical SME to assist our leading financial services client in the Midlands with their Datacentre Exit program of work. Deliverables
Cloud Migration Support: • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate the migration of corporate applications, servers, and databases to Azure. • Ensure identity and access mechanisms for Azure-based solutions align with security best practices. • Act as a technical SME to resolve IAM/PAM challenges during migrations and cutovers. • Perform security reviews of migration plans to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. Identity & Access Management: • Manage identity and access configurations for Windows/Linux servers, SQL/Oracle databases, and applications. • Implement improvements to role-based access controls (RBAC), least privilege principles, and zero trust security models across the IT ecosystem. • Provide oversight and governance of user access and permissions, ensuring compliance with security policies. Privileged Account Management: • Assist product teams in the configuration and management of PAM solutions such as CyberArk or equivalent tools. • Ensure secure onboarding, lifecycle management, and decommissioning of privileged accounts. • Conduct regular audits of privileged account usage to detect and mitigate potential risks. • Provide technical support and advice to IT teams on best practices for managing privileged credentials. Security Assurance & Governance: • Provide security oversight during system migrations, ensuring appropriate controls are in place for identity and access management. • Perform entitlement reviews and ensure compliance with organisational policies and industry regulations. • Challenge and guide teams to adopt security best practices for IAM/PAM processes during cutovers and operational activities. • Design and test ITSM workflows, request forms and processes to support the creation, amendment and removal of service/privileged accounts. Stakeholder Engagement: • Work closely with IT teams, project managers, and third-party suppliers to deliver seamless migration projects. • Act as a trusted advisor, educating stakeholders on IAM/PAM concepts. • Deliver technical insights and recommendations to senior IT leaders, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Technical Excellence: • Utilise Power BI and SQL for reporting and analysis of identity and access data. • Support troubleshooting and resolution of IAM/PAM-related technical issues in a timely manner. • Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in identity and access management, PAM, and Cloud security. Essential Skills
Experience: • Hands-on experience with system and software migrations, preferably to Azure Cloud environments. • Track record of working with third party suppliers to improve security posture. • Proven experience working with IAM and PAM solutions. • Strong background in Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD, and related authentication mechanisms. • Familiarity with Power BI reporting, ServiceNow development and SQL/Oracle database access management. • Track record of providing security assurance and governance in previous IT roles. Technical Skills: • Advanced knowledge of identity and authentication processes, such as single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and federated identity systems. • Expertise in RBAC, least privilege, entitlement management, and zero trust frameworks. • Understanding of Azure Cloud services and associated security features. Soft Skills: • Self-motivated, driven, and autonomous, requiring minimal support to achieve outcomes. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. • Confidence to challenge stakeholders and enforce best practices. If you would like to be considered and have experience in the above areas - please submit your application ASAP to Jackie Dean at Jumar for consideration.
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