We are seeking a Lead PAM Risk Analyst to strengthen enterprise privileged access governance, risk management, compliance, and access controls. The role will identify and mitigate privileged-access risks, lead access reviews and remediation, support audits, and partner with technology and security teams to improve the organization’s security posture.
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Governance and Risk
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Conduct privileged access reviews and entitlement assessments across critical systems.
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Identify, analyze, and drive remediation of risks involving privileged accounts, service accounts, and elevated access.
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Review exceptions, policy violations, and privileged access requests to confirm that appropriate controls are in place.
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Monitor compliance with PAM policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
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Audit and Compliance
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Support internal and external audits by providing evidence, reports, and risk assessments.
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Analyze access-related findings and coordinate remediation with application, infrastructure, and security teams.
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Maintain process documentation, control procedures, and operational standards.
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Reporting and Collaboration
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Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting for PAM governance programs.
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Partner with IAM, Infrastructure, Security Operations, and Application teams to strengthen access governance and reduce risk.
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
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At least 6 years of experience in IAM, PAM, IT risk, information security, or audit.
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Strong understanding of privileged access management, access governance, and security controls.
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Experience supporting SOX, SOC, NIST, ISO 27001, or comparable compliance frameworks.
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Strong analytical, risk-assessment, and stakeholder-management skills.
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Experience with CyberArk, SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable IAM and PAM platforms.
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Knowledge of identity governance, access certification, segregation of duties (SoD), and access lifecycle management.
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Relevant security, IAM, risk, or audit certification, such as CISA, Security+, CyberArk, CISSP, or CRISC.
PAM governance • Access reviews • Risk and compliance • Identity governance • Audit support • SOX controls • Access certification • Segregation of duties (SoD) • IAM • Security reporting
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Reduced privileged-access risks and audit findings.
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Timely completion of access certifications and remediation actions.
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Successful audit outcomes and sustained compliance.
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Improved governance, reporting, and risk visibility across privileged-access environments.
This position can be based in any of the following locations:
Chennai, Gurgaon
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