Senior Access Management Specialist

• Professional experience in functional management of user access (UAM), Access Management, or related fields.

• Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) from a functional perspective.

• Experience working with authorization matrices, roles, and user profiles.

• Experience in access certification, review, or recertification processes.

• Experience in stakeholder management, especially with business units, functional managers, and Application Owners.

• Ability to analyze access needs and translate them into roles, profiles, and authorization matrices.

• Knowledge of Segregation of Duties (SoD) and the principle of least privilege.

• Previous experience in the banking or financial sector is highly valued.

• Joining a stable project within the banking sector.

• Participation in a transversal environment, working with different areas and application owners.

• Opportunity to develop experience in Access Management, identity governance, and access management.

• Integration into a multidisciplinary team and a dynamic work environment.

• Professional development within excelia, a multinational Consulting, Technology, and Professional Services firm.

At excelia, we are looking to hire a Senior Access Management Specialist to join a project within the banking sector, with responsibility for the functional management and governance of user access (UAM).

The selected person will work transversally with different banking operational units and application owners, participating in the definition, maintenance, and review of authorization matrices and access profiles.

• Define and maintain the authorization matrices and access profiles of the applications within the scope of responsibility.

• Hold meetings with operational units and application owners to analyze which users need access, to which applications, and with what level of permissions.

• Define and update the role and profile map based on functional and organizational needs.

• Identify applications that require the creation or update of authorization matrices.

• Analyze the impact of organizational or functional changes on existing access.

• Participate in the onboarding of new applications, working with the Application Owner to define the corresponding access model, roles, and profiles.

• Keep information and documentation regarding users, applications, roles, profiles, and permissions up to date.

• Act as a Level 2 (N2) Approver, validating access requests and checking that they are consistent with the user's function and profile.

• Plan and monitor the schedule of certifications and periodic access reviews.

• Periodically validate that users maintain only the access they need to perform their duties.

• Identify possible improper, excessive, or incompatible access and propose the corresponding corrective actions.

• Ensure compliance with the principles of least privilege and Segregation of Duties (SoD).

This is a functional and operational position, with a high component of coordination and stakeholder management, not oriented towards technical tasks of IAM tool administration or development.

We are looking for a functional, organized, and analytical profile, with the ability to work transversally with different business areas.

A person with good communication and stakeholder management skills, accustomed to holding meetings with managers from different areas to understand their needs and define the corresponding access models.

A technical profile for development or administration of IAM tools is not required. The focus will be on functional access management, definition of roles and profiles, maintenance of matrices, certifications, and process governance.

📍Location: Madrid (1-2 days on-site)