Identity & Access Specialist

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Identity & Access Specialist

Date:Jan 7, 2025

Location:London, GB, EC3M 3BD

Company:Aspen Insurance

Since Aspen was founded in 2002, we have become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. We respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for our clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.

We believe the way we work is just as important as the work we do, and we are guided by our core values of respect, honesty, trust, and professionalism.

Aspen is a great place to develop your career offering an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded.

The role:

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Specialist is a pivotal role responsible for managing Aspen IT access through authentication, authorization, identity provisioning, and ensuring compliance with underpinning audited controls. The IAM Specialist will ensure secure and efficient management of digital identities and approved access rights within an organization. This includes overseeing the timely creation, maintenance, and deactivation of user accounts, assisting with implementing access control policies, and managing authentication and authorization mechanisms to safeguard systems and data while facilitating necessary access for users to perform their roles.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Planning

• Identify projects and initiatives to deliver tangible end-user operational improvements across the internal and external IT ecosystem.
• Work with IAM Manager to identify and implement enhancements in IAM service delivery, ensuring that services are efficient, secure, and user-friendly.
• Participate in the development of a comprehensive IAM roadmap that outlines initiatives necessary to meet both current and future organizational needs.

Policy, Process, and Procedures

• Work in tandem with HR, IT, and other Departments to integrate IAM services, ensuring a seamless experience for employees throughout their lifecycle in the organization.
• Provide direction in resolving complex IAM issues, serving as the final point of contact for escalations.
• Develop and implement comprehensive audit preparation processes, facilitate audit activities, and oversee the collation of evidence to ensure thorough and efficient audits.

Environmental Awareness/Customer Focus

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, building effective relationships, including with third parties as appropriate.
• Comply with external and internal regulatory and statutory policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Serve as a key lead contact in the team for IAM issues within the organization, bridging the gap between IT and various business units.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and provide IAM services that add significant value to their operations.

Technical Performance

• Support and execute changes to IAM systems, ensuring minimal disruption to services and adherence to change management protocols.
• Manage conflicting business priorities, leveraging Aspen IT’s current service provision to propose solutions.
• Support IAM Manager in all internal and external auditory activities.
• Manage and execute changes to IAM systems, ensuring minimal disruption to services.
• Input into IAM projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and meet the required standards.

Skills & Experience:

• Specific professional qualifications at the level of degree or equivalent (e.g. computer science, management of information systems or similar).
• Qualified within own personal discipline, with extensive post-qualification work experience.
• Experience of managing globally dispersed teams, internal and external.
• Knowledge and experience of the financial services sector, especially insurance.
• Experience in developing, implementing, and enforcing access policies and IAM procedures.
• Experience with audit processes, performing walkthroughs & evidence gathering.
• Strong communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Ability to understand business issues and work diligently to manage internal resources.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex IAM issues.

At Aspen, we know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is good for our people, good for our business, and good for the environments in which we operate. We therefore welcome applications from people of diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences.

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