Identity Management Specialist - Sandton, South Africa - Discovery Ltd.

Discovery Ltd.

Verified Company

Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Business Unit:
Discovery Bank
Function:Information Security
Date:28 Aug 2023
Identity Management Specialist

About Discovery
Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives.

We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery.

Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best.

As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Bank

Discovery Bank is a bank like no other a sharedvalue bank, designed with our clients in mind. We are all about sharing the value that clients create when they manage their money well, back with them through exceptional interest rates and rewards. Our Vitality Money programme measures how well clients manage their finances, informs them of what it means to be financially healthy, and empowers them with the knowledge to get enhanced rewards for managing their money well. If you are adaptable, a problemsolver, always questioning the way things are done, passionate about doing what is right, and obsessed with providing a quality service experience, we have a job for you where you can be your best in an environment that's safe and nurturing.

Key Purpose

Within Discovery Bank, the Identity and Access Management (IDM) team enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times and for the right reasons, within a managed governance framework.

The purpose of the IDM Specialist is to ensure that existing identity management integrations remain functional operationally. Project participation is required to deliver new Identity and Access management and governance (IAG) related initiatives to internal stakeholders.

The IAG framework should be continuously expanded to collect, consolidate and store user accounts and their access across business systems, both those integrated to the identity management framework already and those not.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

1. Project management (10%) This will include providing regular updates on progress made to the relevant stakeholders. Forum / meeting / standup representation may be required.
Projects (50%) - This will include compiling new IAG requirement and specifications, conducting unit testing, facilitating JAD sessions with customers, and implementation of solutions.
Production support (20%) - Ensuring that support queries are dealt with within agreed time frames, and investigations that need to be conducted in order to derive at a resolution. Comprehensive feedback will need to be sent to the requestor following the completion of the investigation. Stats will need to be captured accurately and saved centrally
Problem/Incident Root Cause Analysis (10%) - Participate in the investigation, diagnosis and solution testing related to logged incidents and Problems
Meetings and admin (10%) - Participate in team related meetings or knowledge transfer sessions that may have immediate or long-term benefits
Personal Attributes and Skills
Initiative scoping and estimation
Requirements analysis and documentation for IAG solutions
Spoken and written communication in English
Analytical Problem Solving
Building Relationships
Cross-Boundary Collaboration
Impact and Influence
Interpersonal Awareness
Project Management
Strategic Insight
Product & Technology Expertise
Dealing with ambiguity

Education and Experience

3year university degree preferred
5+ years IAM experience is essential
Experience with various authentication protocols (Kerberos\SAML\OpenID\OpenAuth\etc)
Experience with various directory services, such as Active Directory, OpenLDAP and privileged access management tools is essential
Security qualification such as CISSP is advantageous
Identity Management (ID)M integrations and tools including PowerShell scripting (Active Directory module), SQL (PL/SQL and TSQL), REST and JSON, and Linux and Windows OS, as well as cloud (Azure) experience
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.