Specialist, Identity & Access Management

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

20h • $89,000 - $147,000

About The Position

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Identity & Access Management team in Information Security Office (ISO) takes great pride in our culture where information security is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions. Your Team & Role As a Specialist, Mainframe Security in Identity and Access Management, you will partner with other security professionals to improve the security of company and client data. You will solve difficult technical issues and work to build alignment around a complex situation. You will work on problems of diverse scope in which analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. In addition to applied experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do. Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day • Perform daily mainframe security related operational and project work with the direction of more senior team members. • Process requests for password updates/resets and access changes by following team runbooks step by step and recording evidence in tickets. • Assist with RACF administration: create/modify user IDs, update group membership, and support resource/profile permissions under supervision. • Support certificate workflows: gather inputs, update schedules, and help with validation checks during renewals—learning how certificates keep services secure. • Keep documentation current: capture what changed, where, when, by whom, and the validation outcome so changes are traceable and audit ready. • Learn continuously: spend dedicated time building knowledge in TSO/ISPF, JCL, and core RACF commands; shadow a senior teammate during a planned change. • Contribute to automation: Work with mainframe and security subject matter experts to automate tasks and over time help reduce manual work. • Engage with IT peers and business stakeholders to ensure an appropriate Information Security mindset is in place with our technology and business partners. You’ll start with guided, high impact operational work (password ops, RACF admin, resource updates) and grow into a niche, valuable mainframe security skillset that translates to impactful information security roles across the enterprise. The Skills & Expertise You Bring • Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields • Motivation to learn mainframe security administration and a genuine interest in information security. • Foundational technical skills: comfort with command line basics, reading procedures/runbooks, and following change steps carefully. • Early understanding of IAM concepts (identities, groups/roles, least privilege, zero trust) and a desire to apply them to the mainframe. • Attention to detail and a habit of documenting what you do so work is reproducible and audit ready. • Problem solving and teamwork: you ask clear questions, escalate issues with context, and collaborate well. • Nice to have (not required): exposure to scripting (REXX/Python/PowerShell), or basic PKI/TLS concepts. • Mindset that thrives here:  Willingness to build skills in RACF administration, and identity & access management in a niche area - the mainframe  You see mainframe as a platform where security engineering excellence directly prevents outages and incidents, improves security posture, and where the skills you build are relevant everywhere in the information security area. You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
• Motivation to learn mainframe security administration and a genuine interest in information security.
• Foundational technical skills: comfort with command line basics, reading procedures/runbooks, and following change steps carefully.
• Early understanding of IAM concepts (identities, groups/roles, least privilege, zero trust) and a desire to apply them to the mainframe.
• Attention to detail and a habit of documenting what you do so work is reproducible and audit ready.
• Problem solving and teamwork: you ask clear questions, escalate issues with context, and collaborate well.
• Willingness to build skills in RACF administration, and identity & access management in a niche area - the mainframe
• You see mainframe as a platform where security engineering excellence directly prevents outages and incidents, improves security posture, and where the skills you build are relevant everywhere in the information security area.

Nice To Haves

• exposure to scripting (REXX/Python/PowerShell), or basic PKI/TLS concepts.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily mainframe security related operational and project work with the direction of more senior team members.
• Process requests for password updates/resets and access changes by following team runbooks step by step and recording evidence in tickets.
• Assist with RACF administration: create/modify user IDs, update group membership, and support resource/profile permissions under supervision.
• Support certificate workflows: gather inputs, update schedules, and help with validation checks during renewals—learning how certificates keep services secure.
• Keep documentation current: capture what changed, where, when, by whom, and the validation outcome so changes are traceable and audit ready.
• Learn continuously: spend dedicated time building knowledge in TSO/ISPF, JCL, and core RACF commands; shadow a senior teammate during a planned change.
• Contribute to automation: Work with mainframe and security subject matter experts to automate tasks and over time help reduce manual work.
• Engage with IT peers and business stakeholders to ensure an appropriate Information Security mindset is in place with our technology and business partners.

Benefits

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

What This Job Offers

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