Identity and Access Management Technology Analyst

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard India

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.  

Role Summary

The Identity and Access Management Technology Analyst, Specialist role provides advanced analysis, recommendations, and implementation of identity and access management security for new and existing technology platforms, environments, and software used across the enterprise. The role coordinates with other teams and departments to review access rights and potential risks, while monitoring access, investigating incidents, auditing compliance, and recommending improvements to strengthen system security and control effectiveness.

Responsibilites
1. Assists with the design, build, and deployment of identity and access management technological capabilities that are compliant with enterprise security standards and integrated with enterprise access administration infrastructure. Assists with needs assessments to capture availability of technology, infrastructure support, administrative needs and ensures alignment to organizational objectives and vision.
2. Provides advanced support for issues related to technology, platforms, environments or access administration. Applies knowledge of risk ranking of the various technology platforms and environments when resolving issues.
3. Designs and develops technical documentation for security administration software, platform and environment security access. Actively participates in the development of tools to automate access management services and to implement access and security policies and standards. Initiates, designs and develops the documentation required to support application onboarding.
4. Solves complex technical problems that have resulted in multiple incidents within operations to understand root cause and resolve the issues. Assists team and managers in devising solutions to resolve issues proactively.
5. Identifies and recommends opportunities for continuous improvement. Supports the implementation of changes to department policies and procedures to meet changing business needs and to achieve department objectives.
6. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
7. Investigate and analyze security incidents, collaborating with key stakeholders and assisting in both internal and external audit activities while maintaining detailed documentation for future reference.
8. Continuously monitor and audit user access levels to ensure compliance with organizational security standards and policies, maintaining a secure and compliant operational environment.
9. Review existing security controls, identifying weaknesses and recommending targeted improvements to strengthen system defenses and eliminate potential vulnerabilities.
10. Facilitate security awareness within the organization, ensuring teams are informed of access control procedures and the importance of maintaining robust security practices.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Identity and Access Management, Information Security, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of IAM frameworks, authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, LDAP), and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Proficiency in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Access Provisioning, Role Lifecycle Management, Access Certifications
• Critical Thinking, Communication - verbal & written, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Time management
• Any of the certifications preferred - CompTIA Security, ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CRISC, SANS 401, SailPoint Certified Professional, CyberArk Certified Professional, Okta Certified Administrator, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification, Google Cloud Associate Engineer, Wiz Certified Cloud Fundamentals Certification. Other SANS, ISC2, ISACA & AWS, Azure, GCP certifications.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex security concepts effectively.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you 

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life: 

Financial wellness 
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs. 

Physical wellness 
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness. 

Personal wellness 
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life. 

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (crew members), designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.