Senior IAM Planning and Engagement Analyst

The University of Southern California (USC) department of Information Technology Services (ITS) is seeking a Senior Identity and Access Management(IAM)Planning and Engagement Analyst to join its Identity Access Management team!

As USC's SeniorIAM Planning and Engagement Analyst, you will be collaborating with diverse and talented team members to help solve multidimensional information technology problems, improve customer experience, and generate value for our campus stakeholders across a broad base of departments and constituencies.

THE WORK YOU WILL DO

As SeniorIAM Planning and Engagement Analyst, you will be responsible for leading requirements gathering and analysis. You will foster business and IT relationships to help establish IAM roadmaps for the workforce and consumers. You will help align IAM plans with USC business and IT teams, such as IAM engineering. You will manage multiple engagements in a results-based team environment.

The Senior IAM Planning and Engagement Analyst:

• Defines and prioritizes IAM requirements, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and manages the IAM product backlog by authoring themes, initiatives, epics and user stories.
• Manages the business and IT relationships to achieve shared goals; responsible for enabling stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Interacts with other USC teams and individuals to execute, advise, plan, build, test, and launch improvements of IAM operational maturity, services, and solutions.
• Collaborate in the development of Identity and Access Management (IAM) roadmaps that align with current and future business needs.
• Assist with maintaining and communicating the vision of what should be built to the engineering team.
• Partners well with other IAM, security and IT functions to ensure we achieve shared objectives.
• Works closely with program and project managers on the initiation and execution of IAM efforts; leads IAM initiatives as required.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate for the position of Senior IAM Planning and Engagement meets the following requirements:

• Master’s degree in business administration, information systems, computer science, or related field
• 5 years of experience
• CISSP, CISM, or GIAC certifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for the position of Senior IAM Planning and Engagement Analyst must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree; however, combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
• 3 years of information technology (IT) experience demonstrating progressive responsibility, with at least 1 year of Information Security experience
• Strong understanding of Information Security
• Excellent understanding of business analysis, requirements analysis, and product management
• Familiar with IAM concepts (i.e., access management, identity governance and administration, customer IAM, privileged access management)
• Familiar with IT roadmaps, systems integration, project management, and organizational change management
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate security solutions in a fast-paced dynamic environment

THE ITS TEAM

The ITS vision aligns strategy, business, and services; affirms ITS cultural values; empowers cross-functional teamwork; embraces world-class best practices; and promotes innovation, excellence, agility, and efficiency. To achieve this vision, ITS is committed to providing a modern technology infrastructure that is resilient and delivers the performance necessary to meet the demands of a growing customer base, training in the latest technologies for its highly productive and motivated workforce, outstanding customer experience, and technology services that are aligned with the university’s mission to provide exceptional learning opportunities for students. ITS is creating a workplace where employees can develop cutting-edge skills, take pride in the services they provide, and have access to the roles and career paths that align to their abilities and potential. We are looking for top talent to join us on our journey.

ITS CULTURE

USC’s ITS organization represents a diverse and talented team, committed to supporting a collaborative culture and delivering secure and innovative IT services that are core to the mission of the university. We are also committed to creating and maintaining meaningful partnerships across the university. At ITS, we act with integrity in the pursuit of excellence; embrace diversity, equity and inclusion; promote well-being; engage in open two-way communication and are accountable for living our values. ITS strives for a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages employees to do their best work every day and where individuals are recognized and celebrated for their contributions.

ABOUT USC

USC is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles – a global center for arts, technology and international business. As the city’s largest private employer, responsible for more than $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic schools and units. As a USC employee, you will enjoy excellent benefits and perks, and you will be a member of the Trojan Family ‐ the faculty, staff, students and alumni who make USC a great place to work. The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.

Come join the USC ITS team and work as a trusted partner in shaping an environment of innovation and excellence. Apply today!

The annual base salary range for this position is $107,322.84 - $121,000.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree. Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education Minimum Experience: 3 years Minimum Field of Expertise: Three years of information technology experience demonstrating progressive responsibility, with at least one year in information security. Excellent understanding of business analysis, requirements analysis, and product management. Strong understanding of information security. Familiar with IAM concepts (e.g., access management, identity governance and administration, customer IAM, privileged access management). Familiar with IT roadmaps, systems integration, project management, and organizational change management. Proven ability to plan and coordinate security solutions in fast-paced dynamic environment.