INSenior AssociateIAM EngineerFS Cyber Risk and RegulationsAdvisoryPune

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

FS X-Sector

Specialism

Risk

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC our people in cybersecurity focus on protecting organisations from cyber threats through advanced technologies and strategies. They work to identify vulnerabilities develop secure systems and provide proactive solutions to safeguard sensitive data.

In threat intelligence and vulnerability management at PwC you will focus on identifying and analysing potential threats to an organisations security as well as managing vulnerabilities to prevent cyber attacks. You will play a crucial role in safeguarding sensitive information and enabling the resilience of digital infrastructure.

An exciting opportunity is available to join this group for a senior experienced leader with a technical background in Identity & Access Management. They will lead the team and provide the technical capability to support the execution of critical IAM processes across MUFG. This will include platform operations supporting and maintaining overall service health managing vendors and driving the product direct and strategic delivery.
The team handles day-to-day management of all Identity & Access Management needs of the business There will need to be close co-ordination with the other teams including HR IT Risk Compliance and Infrastructure Teams. All technical documentation and platform standards must be kept up to date and technical direction and strategy must be developed and enhanced as required.
The successful candidate will be an experienced leader and must familiarise themselves with the processes and procedures of the Bank quickly to be able to support and oversee the day-to-day platform and operational management. They will provide the team with coaching and mentoring on best practice in IAM. Candidates will be expected to articulate complex technical matters in plain English to earn the support of senior management stakeholders and those technically less experienced.
The role requires an excellent team player; a self-starter with a motivation and desire to seek out & deliver improvements and a drive to build the team and promote future platform opportunities for approval and funding. Experience of managing personnel both onshore and offshore is essential.
Candidates applying for this role must be able to demonstrate senior leadership and management skills with around 10 years of experience and have an in-depth knowledge of Identity & Access Management through either a recognised qualification or proven experience working in this area. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate practical experience and insight gained through similar roles including in-depth troubleshooting and team leadership skills.
Responsibilities
Own and run end-to-end IAM operations to deliver reliable secure and scalable identity services across workforce and non-human identities.
Lead on IAM service delivery automation and self-service
Own day-to-day IAM operations across identity lifecycle (joiner-mover-leaver) access requests and access fulfillment workflows.
Run ITSM-aligned operations: incident problem change request and knowledge management with clear escalation paths and on-call readiness.
Own operational communications: status updates planned maintenance notices user-impact messaging and post-incident reviews with measurable corrective actions.
Oversee operational stability and administration for IAM platforms and dependencies (examples: SSO/MFA platforms directories IGA administration ITSM workflows HR source-of-truth APIs/connectors).
Lead audit and compliance execution for access controls: evidence collection recertification operational execution control testing support remediation tracking and sustained audit readiness.
Establish an automation-first operating model targeting removal of repetitive manual tasks and reduction of ticket volume across IAM workflows.
Expand end-user self-service capabilities (request catalog automated approvals MFA recovery flows identity and access status checks) to reduce Service Desk dependency.
Implement a continuous improvement loop: analyze top ticket drivers remove root causes standardize processes improve knowledge and automate recurring issues.
Own operational risk posture for IAM services including access outages mis-provisioning privileged drift toxic combinations and non-human identity sprawl
Ensure strong monitoring alerting and telemetry for IAM services and integrations and partner with SecOps where needed (SIEM logging anomaly detection).
Drive reduction in repeat incidents through disciplined root cause analysis prevention and engineering partnership.
Build strong partnerships across Security Infrastructure HR application owners and enterprise service management teams.

Skills and Experience:
8-12 years of experience in IAM security operations or identity platform operations with 5 years leading teams and service delivery.
Proven experience operating IAM services at enterprise scale (large user populations many applications multi-region environments).
Strong ITSM and operational management experience: incident/problem/change/request SLAs/SLOs metrics and service health reporting.
Demonstrated ability to manage third-party SI partners and/or managed services with measurable outcomes (scorecards SLAs escalations coverage models).
Track record delivering automation and self-service using workflows APIs and orchestration with tangible reductions in manual effort and ticket volume.
Experience supporting audits and compliance requirements related to access controls (SOX SOC 2 ISO 27001 PCI or similar) including evidence production and remediation.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills including leading major incidents and delivering executive-level updates.
High ownership and operational rigor with a strong bias for action and measurable outcomes.
Structured problem solving and disciplined root cause analysis with prevention mindset.
Clear communication under pressure with strong executive presence.
Ability to balance reliability security and user experience while driving standardization.
Talent builder who creates leaders and scales operating models globally.
Strong prioritization and roadmap discipline across run improve and transform workstreams.
Experience implementing privileged access operational controls including emergency access time-bound access and privileged session support coordination.
Experience operating in complex environments (multiple directories/tenants M&A integrations directory consolidation app migrations).
Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and identity-centric security patterns.
Experience applying AI agents or AI-assisted support in IT or security operations with strong governance and auditability.
A sound understanding of Identity and Access Management processes and controls including external audit and SOX requirements
Experience with critical production server support application upgrades and project lifecycle/ SDLC processes
Good knowledge of control frameworks such as NIST CRI DORA SOX.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred:

Knowledge of Privileged Access Management principles process and tools
Experience applying to AI agents or AI-assisted support in IT or security operations with strong governance and auditability.
Exposure to cloud identity patterns (AWS Azure GCP) and CI/CD access models.
Financial Services experience a bonus
Experience of Financial regulations compliance and standards
Must have Experience of supporting Global Organisation (10000 users )
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines
CISSP CISM or equivalent professional qualifications desirable

The MUFG Group is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race colour national origin physical appearance religion gender expression gender identity sex age ancestry marital status disability medical condition sexual orientation genetic information or any other protected status of an individual or that individuals associates or relatives or any other classification protected by the applicable laws.

Mandatory Skill sets:

Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Bachelor Degree

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Oracle Management Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics Threat and Vulnerability Management Vulnerability Management

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Active Listening AI Fluency AI-Human Collaboration Analytical Thinking Cloud Security Communication Conducting Research Creativity Cyber Defense Cyber Threat Intelligence Digital Tooling Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Encryption Inclusion Information Security Intellectual Curiosity Intelligence Analysis Intelligence Report Intrusion Detection Intrusion Detection System (IDS) IT Operations 19 more

Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

No

Job Posting End Date

August 4 2026