Senior Access Governance Specialist

🏗 We're Hiring: Senior Access Governance Specialist

📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are a construction-focused organization committed to operational excellence, information security, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management. Our teams collaborate across Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Human Resources, IT, and Executive Leadership to protect sensitive information and maintain secure access to business systems.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Access Governance Specialist to oversee identity governance, access controls, user access reviews, role management, and compliance monitoring across enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), access governance frameworks, and risk-based security controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage access governance processes across enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and business systems.
• Oversee user access provisioning, modification, certification, and deprovisioning activities.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and certifications with system owners, managers, and business stakeholders.
• Implement role-based access control (RBAC) and least-privilege principles.
• Review access requests and verify appropriate approvals before granting permissions.
• Identify excessive privileges, dormant accounts, orphaned accounts, and unauthorized access.
• Enforce segregation of duties (SoD) controls and investigate potential access conflicts.
• Support joiner, mover, and leaver processes in coordination with Human Resources and IT teams.
• Maintain access governance policies, procedures, standards, and control documentation.
• Monitor access exceptions and coordinate remediation with relevant system owners.
• Support IAM and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform administration and improvements.
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity, IT Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, and application teams.
• Prepare access governance reports, compliance metrics, risk assessments, and audit evidence.
• Support internal and external audits involving identity security and access management.
• Ensure access governance processes align with applicable UAE requirements and organizational policies.
• Identify opportunities to automate access reviews, approval workflows, and compliance reporting.
• Provide guidance to junior IAM personnel and promote access governance awareness across the organization.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 5–8 years of relevant IAM, access governance, or cybersecurity experience.
• Strong knowledge of RBAC, access certification, SoD, least privilege, and identity lifecycle management.
• Experience with IAM/IGA platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, or equivalent solutions.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, cloud identity services, and enterprise application access controls.
• Understanding of ISO 27001, NIST, and relevant security governance practices.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Relevant IAM or IGA platform certifications.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Completion rates for periodic access reviews.
• Timely removal of inappropriate or excessive access.
• Compliance with access governance policies and approval procedures.
• Reduction in access exceptions and segregation-of-duties conflicts.
• Accuracy of access records and audit evidence.
• Efficiency of access review and remediation processes.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
• Fully remote working flexibility.
• Opportunities to contribute to enterprise security and governance initiatives.
• A collaborative, security-focused working environment.
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CV, relevant certifications, and a summary of their IAM, access governance, or cybersecurity experience for consideration.