IAM Specialist (Identity & Access)

Main mission

Manages who has access to what: identities, rights, authentication.

5 key responsibilities

• Manage the identity lifecycle: onboarding, mobility, departures.
• Administer authentication: SSO, MFA, federation.
• Implement least privilege and access reviews.
• Manage privileged accounts (PAM).
• Audit rights and address discrepancies.

Key skills

Directories (AD, Entra ID), SSO/MFA, PAM, identity governance.

What's expected

Everyone accesses what they need, nothing more, provable in audits: identity is the new perimeter.

Career paths

IAM Architect, Senior Security Engineer, Deputy CISO.