Cybersecurity Senior Analyst – Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)

Truist • Greensboro, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Senior Analyst – IGA is responsible for leading the onboarding of applications into the organization’s Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) platform. This role ensures applications are integrated with standardized access controls, federation, MFA, and Separation of Duties (SoD) policies. The analyst serves as a subject matter expert in identity lifecycle management, access certification, and governance processes, collaborating with application owners, security architects, and engineering teams to ensure secure, compliant access across the enterprise. This position requires onsite presence five days per week, with Raleigh, NC designated as the preferred location. Charlotte/Wilson/Greensboro, NC and Atlanta, GA will also be considered. For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Two or more years of experience working within an enterprise Information/Cyber Security setting, or equivalent experience
• Knowledge in information systems and ability to apply that knowledge in practice
• Experience participating in IT projects

Nice To Haves

• Certifications: CIAM, CISM, CISSP, Security+, Azure/AWS identity certs, or vendor‑specific IGA certifications.
• Background in enterprise directory services (Azure AD/Entra ID, AD DS).
• Experience with large-scale enterprise application portfolios.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong documentation and communication abilities
• Attention to detail and security risk awareness
• Ability to lead complex onboarding and troubleshooting scenarios
• Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Application Onboarding & Integration Lead the end‑to‑end onboarding of applications into the enterprise IGA platform (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt, Omada).
• Conduct intake assessments to determine integration requirements such as access models, connectors, roles, and entitlements.
• Collaborate with application owners to define access workflows, provisioning methods (API, SCIM, JDBC, AD groups, etc.), and approval paths.
• Develop and maintain integration documentation and technical specifications.
• Federation & MFA Enablement Work with IAM engineering teams to establish federation using SAML, OAuth, OIDC, or WS‑Fed.
• Ensure the correct MFA policies are applied based on application sensitivity, user type, and organizational standards.
• Validate that authentication flows follow Zero Trust principles and align with enterprise identity architecture.
• Troubleshoot authentication, token, and SSO issues during onboarding or post-deployment.
• Separation of Duties (SoD) & Policy Enforcement Implement and enforce SoD controls by aligning application entitlements to governance policies.
• Conduct detailed SoD risk analysis for new applications to identify conflicts and propose remediation.
• Collaborate with internal audit and compliance to maintain SoD rule sets and support audit findings.
• Ensure access roles and entitlements are structured to prevent toxic combinations of privileges.
• Identity Lifecycle & Governance Support Design access models such as role-based access control (RBAC), attribute-based access control (ABAC), and birthright provisioning.
• Support recertification campaigns by ensuring application entitlements are properly defined and mapped in the IGA platform.
• Assist in maintaining identity data quality, entitlement hygiene, and governance standards.
• Monitor the health, performance, and accuracy of application connectors.
• Security, Compliance & Risk Management Ensure onboarded applications meet enterprise security baselines, MFA requirements, and identity governance policies.
• Support compliance initiatives such as SOX, PCI, HIPAA, or internal audit reviews.
• Contribute to risk assessments for new and existing application integrations.
• Document and remediate gaps in access controls, authentication flows, or identity governance processes.
• Collaboration & Leadership Serve as a subject matter expert for application teams, guiding them through onboarding and policy requirements.
• Partner with security architecture, IAM engineering, and IT teams to design secure, scalable access patterns.
• Mentor junior analysts on IGA processes, access modeling, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Communicate complex identity concepts to business stakeholders in clear, non-technical language.

Benefits

• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level