IT Security IAM Sr Specialist

Job Title & Specialty Area : IAM Sr Specialist

Department : IT Security

Location : Dallas, TX

Shift : Monday - Friday

Job Type : Remote (Must live in Texas)

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary :

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Analyst plays a vital role in ensuring the secure and efficient management of user accounts and access throughout their lifecycle in a healthcare environment. This role focuses on provisioning, deprovisioning, and maintaining access rights, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and protecting sensitive patient and organizational data. Additionally, the IAM Analyst serves as a key resource and mentor for junior-level roles, providing guidance and expertise to foster skill development and support the overall effectiveness of the IAM team.

Responsibilities :

• Administer and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) policies for healthcare systems, applications, and networks.
• Maintain and update identity repositories and directories, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Manage and govern user access through Imprivata IDG and CyberArk, ensuring accurate provisioning, deprovisioning, and periodic access reviews for compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Evaluate local admin rights requests across departments, asking targeted questions about use cases, and only granting after validating need with department leads and risk assessment.
• Create and manage non-human (service / application) accounts across departments by first engaging project owners to understand the purpose, scope, and security requirements - ensuring accounts are not created without clearly defined use cases and controls.
• Conduct quarterly Active Directory cleanup by verifying user status across multiple platforms before deactivating or terminating accounts, ensuring accuracy and minimizing risk.
• Review and approve requests for access to systems and applications, assessing permissions based on the principle of least privilege.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement :
• Collaborate with HR, IT, and clinical departments to align account access with job roles and organizational needs.
• Serve as a point of contact for access-related requests, incidents, and troubleshooting.
• Serves as a key resource and mentor for junior-level roles, providing guidance and expertise to foster skill development and support the overall effectiveness of the IAM team.
• Compliance and Audit Support :
• Ensure user access aligns with HIPAA, HITECH, and other healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate documentation and evidence of IAM activities.
• Process Improvement and Automation :
• Identify opportunities to optimize IAM processes and workflows, leveraging automation tools where feasible.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of IAM policies, standards, and procedures.
• Security Monitoring and Incident Response :
• Monitor access activities for anomalies and potential security incidents.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to investigate and remediate IAM-related threats.

How You'll Be Successful :

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A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children's Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits - How We'll Care for You :

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.