Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - Identity and Access Management

  • Full-time
  • Job Family Group: Technology and Operations

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

Partner with Visa’s global Identity and Access Management (IAM) Processes team to oversee the Joiner, Mover, leavers (JML) and User Access Revalidation (UAR) functions for Visa and Visa’s acquired entities (i.e., Mergers and Acquisitions). This includes, leading and driving the execution of end-to-end activities associated with JML and UAR processes as per pre-defined sets of procedure and within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA) and to ensure alignment with Visa Inc JML processes and compliance with applicable Visa Key Controls

Responsibilities

  • Act as the Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in all aspects of Identity and Access Management (IAM) life-cycle. This includes but is not limited to On-Boarding, Off-boarding, Transfers, HR driven processes, UAR, etc.  

  • Administer IAM related tools such as Active Directory, QUEST Active Roles Server, OIM (Oracle Identity Management), and Sailpoint in addition to the effective use of the relevant ticketing software such as Service Now (Asknow and AskHR).

  • Identify automation opportunities and assist in creating scripts to automate existing access management practices.

  • Provide JML related business requirements to ensure compliance with industry and company security standards.

  • Complete access request processing as per pre-defined sets of procedure and within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA), resolve problem tickets and assist other security analysts as needed.

  • Lead and support the execution of the monthly transfer user access review process including the daily monitoring of the mailbox and the timely resolution of the questions raised by respective stakeholders.

  • Lead and support the execution of the User Access Revalidation (UAR) process including the daily monitoring of the mailbox and the timely resolution of the questions raised by respective stakeholders.

  • Ensure that required access management procedures and documentations are kept up-to-date

  • Planning, scoping, and driving the execution of IAM related assessments for Visa acquired entities.

  • Assess the design and operating effectiveness of complex IAM areas/controls including the performance of detailed walkthroughs with IAM Subject Matter Experts. Furthermore, provide recommendations that improve the design, effectiveness, and efficiency of IAM control or process. 

  • Produce detailed IAM controls design and operating effectiveness testing related work papers that can be shared with internal and external auditors.

  • Assess audit findings /gaps including control weaknesses with an appropriate degree of professional skepticism, seeking to fully understand risks to the firm. Assist IAM partners with the development and the implementation of Management Action Plans (MAPs) to mitigate weaknesses, providing thought leadership on the appropriateness of the plan.

  • Provide IAM control consulting and advisory services to management to assist in redesign efforts that improve the IAM control environment.

  • Promote new ideas and new ways of executing projects and internal infrastructure enhancements.

Partner with key business stakeholders within Visa (HR/IAM Development/IAM Platforms/Internal Audit/Enterprise Risk and Compliance) for the relevant IAM Processes to improve the compliance posture within Visa and Visa’s acquired entities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math).
• JML processes experience.
• Deep technical experience in one or more of the following domains: information security, distributed operating systems, databases, network technology, mobile payments, tokenized services, cloud-based and virtualized environments, IBM mainframe, or Hadoop.
• Audit and compliance experience/background.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Power Point, Word, Excel, MS Outlook or equivalent) including the ability to perform complex data analytics, SQL, Java, Python or any other scripting/programming language.
• Experience evaluating IAM controls associated with complex business applications.
• Strong time management skills.
• Dynamic, hard-working and ambitious individual, with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others to achieve a high level of success.
Highly desirable:
• Project Management certifications (e.g., PMP, Prince2, etc.).
• Work experience in a large financial institution or a matrix organization.
• IT Audit certifications or other audit related certifications (e.g., CISA, CFE, etc.).
• Technical certifications or other information security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, CISM, etc.)

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
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