Job Role: Cyber Security Specialist - NetIQ

Experience Required: 8-15 Years

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Work mode: WFO

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days

Detailed Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled NetIQ Sepacialist to manage and evolve our Identity & Access Management platform. This individual will handle day-to-day administration while also contributing to the strategic roadmap and future integrations of the product.

Role Overview:

• Administer and support the NetIQ platform on a daily basis to ensure secure operations and alignment with identity governance related policies and standards.
• Design, develop, and maintain Identity and Access Management (IDAM) workflows on NetIQ to automate Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) processes for both privileged and non-privileged accounts.
• Develop and maintain sign-up/sign-in flows for customer identities across externally facing applications.
• Enforce Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policies and access matrices within the IDAM platform to align with organizational security and compliance standards.
• Extend and optimize the existing IDAM implementation by integrating additional applications and services, ensuring scalability and seamless access management.
• Implement Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations, role management, and automated provisioning/deprovisioning workflows, including development of custom connectors within NetIQ to support these capabilities.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for System Integration Testing (SIT), Unit Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Support the implementation of Zero Trust principles by ensuring continuous verification of user identities, enforcing least privilege access, and securing access to applications and data across environments.
• Develop reports to review and validate access assignments against RBAC models, identify excessive permissions or segregation of duties (SoD) violations, and ensure remediation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure effective implementation and maintenance of IDAM related security controls and best practices.
• Perform patch management, conduct health checks, address performance and security issues, and manage system upgrades for IDAM components.
• Monitor privileged account usage and identity access for misuse or anomalies, leveraging logs and alerts from SIEM tools and platform-native monitoring solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute the product roadmap.
• Develop and maintain documentation, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide technical guidance and act as a subject-matter expert for NetIQ IAM capabilities.

Experience & Requirements:

• Proven experience in NetIQ Identity & Access Management (IAM) administration and operations.
• Hands-on expertise with provisioning, workflows, directory integration (LDAP/AD), and custom connectors.
• Hands-on expertise in integrating applications with Identity Providers (IdPs) using protocols such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect.
• Familiarity with security concepts, compliance frameworks, and access governance.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to support roadmap planning, integrations, and platform enhancements.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

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