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Lead a diverse remote team of contributors (IAM Analysts, Engineers, Developers, Product Owner, and SCRUM Masters) supporting IAM Governance for more than 50,000 employees worldwide in CISO, C-Suite and large-scale initiatives.Established new technology team to support IAM Enterprise initiatives.Focused on improving the experience by centralizing project needs into a one-stop shop team, capable of a full array of IAM engineering and development services. Trained users on policies and procedures.
Stay up to date on evolving threats, technologies, and solutions.
Collaborate with other departments to ensure secure access to systems and data.
Document processes and procedures.
Lead efforts to completion in the complete Identity stack with such technologies as SailPoint Identity Now/ Identity Q, Okta MFA/ Single Sign on, PAM solutions (CyberArk, Beyond Trust, and Delinea) Planed, implemented, and managed identity and access management solutions.Administered user accounts, permissions, and access controls.Monitored activity logs to identify security incidents.Worked with senior leadership to ensure that the program meets the needs of the business and complies with all relevant laws and regulations.Developed and maintained training materials related to identity and access management.Managed user identity lifecycle including onboarding, offboarding, and account updates.Monitored compliance with internal policies and external regulations.Responded to audit findings and implement remediation measures.

Conducted in depth technical IAM research, assessments, and performance analysis to support and design technical automated IAM strategies.Reviewed and adjust existing IAM processes (provisioning, de-provisioning, re-certifications, etc..) to ensure that they are aligned with industry best practices.Provided guidance and support for management of non-human accounts.Lead technical project execution to identify and close gaps between proposed and implemented designs.Serve as SME on identity & access management within enterprise partnering with all lines of business to identify systems and identify repositories to be managed by identity and access management solutions.Lead operational and strategic planning of new authentication tools and systems and ensure alignment of heavily used and complex applications. Partnering with business technology leads and working with application developers to integrate commonly used applications into the identity infrastructure.Lead efforts in overseeing the lifecycle of project requirements for all IAM platforms and governance functions (CyberArk, DUO, IAM Azure AD, MFA, Ping, and SailPoint); providing management of user identities, application onboarding, provisioning/deprovisioning, authentication and single sign-on

Designed, implemented, and supported various Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.Conducted in depth technical IAM research, assessments, and performance analysis to support and design technical automated IAM strategies.Reviewed and adjust existing IAM processes (provisioning, de-provisioning, re-certifications, etc..) to ensure that they are aligned with industry best practices.Provided guidance and support for management of non-human accounts.Lead technical project execution to identify and close gaps between proposed and implemented designs.Served as SME on identity & access management within enterprise partnering with all lines of business to identify systems and identify repositories to be managed by identity and access management solutions.Lead operational and strategic planning of new authentication tools and systems and ensure alignment of heavily used and complex applications. Partnering with business technology leads and working with application developers to integrate commonly used applications into the identity infrastructure.Worked in using SAML 2.0. WS-FED, OAUTH2.0 to implement SSO to external web applications such as, ADFS, OKTA and AZURE AD. Lead efforts to completion in the complete Identity stack with such technologies as SailPoint Identity Now/ Identity Q, Okta MFA/ Single Sign on, PAM solutions (CyberArk, BeyondTrust, and Delinea)

Responsible for creation of role-based access policies & risk profiles for associated applicationsBusiness analysis functions to make sure solution meets both the needs of the business and risk organization requirements.Work with internal audit to develop certification campaigns and attestations to support applications governed under MAR (initially)Develop cost benefit and risk analysis models to assist with new development efforts.Lead the implementation and use of technologies related to discovery, reporting, and control, of confidential data in on premise files shares, Microsoft Office 365, internet file storage facilities, and Amazon AWS storage environments.Develop least privilege model for the primary Active Directory infrastructure as well as critical applications, and ensure product and tooling enforces policies and controls from a technological level.Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Server, Azure AD, Azure AD Connect.Have deployed and supported highly available and scalable Ping federate infrastructure in AWS and On-premises that provides single-sign-on (SSO) and federation solutions for internal accesses.Benchmark, analyze, report, and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of A+E’s technology infrastructure, operations, services, and systems.Lead the implementation and use of technologies related to discovery, reporting, and control, of confidential data in on premise files shares, Microsoft Office 365, internet file storage facilities.Internal audit around active directory controlsContributed to IAM portfolio & roadmap, roadshows, and project budgets.Helped implement Zero Trust strategies and automated change management

Interacted with customers, via multiple communications methods, per established customer service and quality guidelines.Lead continuous improvement efforts/initiatives; to complete critical projects.Ensured that ticket documentation was accurate, up to date and thorough.Created knowledge based documentation that assisted in resolving issues.

Developed and updated project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding and staffing.Monitored and track project milestones and deliverablesPrepared project status reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information trendsSubmitted project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards

Ensured all project team members clearly understood the scope of the engineering responsibilitiesSelected methodologies and efficiency tools etc. to streamline project executionCreated templates and documented lessons learned, to streamline projectEnsured compliance with all regulations, codes etc. as they apply to the contract and project(s).Performed audits and baselines of installed systems as a deliverable as well as for migrations and troubleshooting.Work with clients on high-level consulting engagements, where I serve as project leadPreformed technical writing including project definition and requirements too clearly define status reporting, process control sequence of operations, standard practices and procedures, scope of supply, requests for information, customer correspondence and code commenting.

Established network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements; designing router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols.Established network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, good put, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.Maintained network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.Secured network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation.

Provide vulnerability analysis and reporting on information systems. Coordinate with IT and the business for plan updates and mitigation strategies to ensure overall health of IT systems, networks, and applications.Recommend new capabilities and efforts to improve the effectiveness of the continuous monitoring program.Interpret, analyze, and report all events and anomalies in accordance with computer network directives, including initiating, responding, and reporting discovered events.Ensure that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies, and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards.Identify security risks and exposures, determine the causes of security violations, and suggest procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.Use data collected from cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs, endpoint logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats.Participate in IAM audits and review access control reports to identify potential risks.Granting or denying access to company resources based on user role and privileges.Assisted in the development and implementation of data access security safeguards and protective measures to ensure protection of computer data from internal and/or external users; software utilized included Okta MFA, Okta SSO, Azure AD, AD DS, Group Policy and BeyondTrust.Administer and manage user accounts and access privileges in the organization’s identity management system.Conduct periodic audits of various system users to determine user removal, transfer, or limitation of access; and effectiveness of the controls defined in the Cyber ProgramPerform as primary lead on the cyber awareness program, identifying and creating content to be delivered to employees through different platforms and events.

Served as a front line point of contact for all Amedisys employees for all software, hardware or system functional requirements.Effectively resolved problems following the correct Escalation Process outlined by the Support Division.Successfully documented each problem and made recommendations for program upgrades, fixes or repairs necessary to reduce / eliminate future problems.Repair, modified, and upgraded equipment/hardware as needed for re-issuance.Evaluate systems and responded to compatibility questions in all locations to ensure all hardware and software was in proper working order to minimize disruption to business operations