Sr IT Security Analyst, IAM

Sr IT Security Analyst, IAM
United States - North Carolina - Raleigh

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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Job Description


Job Summary:

The Senior IT Security and Risk Analyst is a key member of the Information Security and Privacy team and works closely with cross functional IT and business led IT teams to ensure that all applications and systems are built, maintained and protected in accordance with identity and access governance process, policies, standards, and compliance requirements so that the risk is managed appropriately. The candidate will assist with developing and implementing the desired end state of the Information Security and Privacy programs within Identity and Access management landscape.

As part of the Security Operations team, the Sr. IT Security and Risk Security Analyst will provide end-to-end daily support and participate in projects for all Identity and Access Management solutions. Daily operation and project responsibilities will include working with system owners across the organization to onboard IAM services onto their system landscape.

Essential Job Functions:

• Understanding of Account and Identity Management to support the Onboarding and Offboarding process.
• Support and maintenance of Account management and authentication systems. (Cyberark, Okta etc.,)
• Support multi-factor authentication process, and partner with the Active Directory team to support AWS Cloud initiatives, Azure Active Directory initiatives, and O365 Identity Hygiene.
• Support Single Sign on implementation.
• Assess alerts, research patch activity, and recommend appropriate remediation for patching Windows / Linux / Oracle
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills and ability to work as a part of a matrix organization
• Identifies security processes and standards across IT that would benefit from improvement.
• Proposes new standards, tools, policies and procedures to improve security, compliance, and risk management activities in Gilead.
• Benchmarks innovative solutions as a method of monitoring progression to ensure value is being created and is consistent with organizational goals, objectives and standards.
• Leads the security design of projects that entail greater risk and widespread implications to the business.
• Reports status on activities, issues, projects, etc. to senior IT management, including the effectiveness and efficiency of security activities.
• Works with IT, Quality Assurance, and business colleagues to ensure audit readiness, and to prepare for internal and external audits.
• Reviews security documents and project artifacts for complex situations.
• Assesses and manages compliance risks across the organization, escalating to senior management, as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High level understanding of Identity Management platforms and Privileged Identity Management
• Development skills with C#, SQL, PowerShell.
• Good working knowledge of office tools such as Excel.
• Strong knowledge of desktop, server, application, database, and network principles.
• Working knowledge of CyberArk, Azure Active Directory, OnPrem AD, Okta
• Bachelor's degree plus 3+ years of IT and/or Security related experience.
• IT Security Certification (e.g., CISSP)
• Recognized as a key resource in the design and execution of security systems, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the security principles, mechanisms, and technical architectures.
• Possesses deep and broad compliance and regulatory expertise that can be applied across multiple Gilead businesses and geographies.
• Possesses knowledge and understanding of health authority regulation (e.g., GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11) and their requirements to IT Security and Risk Management procedures and technology.
• Understands future trends in regulatory compliance and disseminates them throughout the organization.

Soft Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to document and explain technical details clearly and concisely
• Mid-level system and network security fundamentals.
• Demonstrates expertise in multiple areas of IT security.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication and organizational skills in a matrix distributed organization working closely with cross-functional groups.

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