Business Analyst IV

Somerset Staffing•Chicago, IL

2d•Remote

About The Position

Identity governance Analyst - Remote We are seeking an experienced Identity Governance Analyst to lead and support application onboarding into the enterprise Identity Governance (IGA) platform. This role is responsible for translating business and regulatory requirements into scalable access governance controls, ensuring compliant provisioning, deprovisioning, and certification processes across both regulatory and non-regulatory applications. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring close partnership with application owners, compliance teams, audit, engineering, and QA/testing teams to deliver secure, auditable, and automated access controls.

Requirements

Experienced Identity Governance Analyst
Lead and support application onboarding into the enterprise Identity Governance (IGA) platform
Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable access governance controls
Ensure compliant provisioning, deprovisioning, and certification processes
Cross-functional role requiring close partnership with application owners, compliance teams, audit, engineering, and QA/testing teams
Deliver secure, auditable, and automated access controls
Conduct structured requirements gathering sessions
Document access models, entitlement structures, role design, approval workflows, and segregation of duties (SoD) requirements
Translate business and compliance requirements into functional IGA configurations and onboarding specifications
Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Internal Audit teams
Embed access review, certification, and policy controls aligned with SOX and other regulatory requirements
Support evidence collection and audit requests
Partner with QA and testing teams to develop detailed test plans, test cases, and validation criteria
Support execution of System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Assist in defect triage, root cause analysis, and validation of fixes
Ensure successful transition from testing to production
Support implementation of automated access provisioning and deprovisioning
Assist in running periodic access certifications and access review campaigns
Identify process gaps and recommend control improvements
Maintain onboarding documentation, control mappings, and process playbooks

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end onboarding of applications into the IGA platform, including regulatory, SOX, and business-critical systems.
Conduct structured requirements gathering sessions with application owners, business stakeholders, and control owners.
Document access models, entitlement structures, role design, approval workflows, and segregation of duties (SoD) requirements.
Translate business and compliance requirements into functional IGA configurations and onboarding specifications.
Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Internal Audit teams to ensure onboarding meets regulatory and policy standards.
Embed access review, certification, and policy controls aligned with SOX and other regulatory requirements.
Support evidence collection and audit requests related to access governance controls.
Partner with QA and testing teams to develop detailed test plans, test cases, and validation criteria for provisioning, deprovisioning, and access review workflows.
Support execution of System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Assist in defect triage, root cause analysis, and validation of fixes prior to production deployment.
Ensure successful transition from testing to production with validated controls.
Support implementation of automated access provisioning and deprovisioning.
Assist in running periodic access certifications and access review campaigns.
Identify process gaps and recommend control improvements to enhance automation and reduce manual intervention.
Maintain onboarding documentation, control mappings, and process playbooks