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