Specialist, Identity & Access Management, Onboarding Associate

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

1d • $89,000 - $147,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions. Your Team & Role As an IAM Onboarding Associate within IAM Enablement, you will support the onboarding of business applications into workforce identity controls. You will join the onboarding team led by the Workforce Onboarding Lead, partnering with senior IAM staff to execute onboarding tasks and maintain consistent documentation, tracking, and control readiness. This role contributes to onboarding activities for: IGA: access requests, access reviews, entitlement registration PAM: privileged access onboarding support (as applicable), including evidence and validation activities You will explain difficult concepts and influence others. You will work on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of process, risks, and controls. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner with strong analytical skills and a keen interest in information security controls. Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day Execute onboarding tasks for applications entering IGA and/or PAM controls, following established playbooks and templates. Assist with gathering and organizing key onboarding inputs: entitlement lists / roles / groups attribute/schema details and mapping inputs access request and review requirements privileged use-case information (when relevant) Update tracking and reporting artifacts (e.g., Excel, intake trackers, status dashboards, evidence folders). Support tool-related onboarding steps across SailPoint, Ping, Microsoft Fabric, CyberArk, and HashiCorp under guidance from senior team members. Participate in validation activities such as test planning support, evidence capture, and readiness checklists. Communicate status, blockers, and questions clearly and early; collaborate with application teams and internal stakeholders to keep onboarding moving.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
• Ability to complete tasks with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
• NIST and ISO 27000 Standards
• Basic Understanding of identity attributes and schemas
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of business concepts and information security tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to adapt with evolving business decisions and technical improvements or limitations
• Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following: Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Experience onboarding applications to IGA tools Compliance Monitoring and Remediation

Nice To Haves

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Responsibilities

• Execute onboarding tasks for applications entering IGA and/or PAM controls, following established playbooks and templates.
• Assist with gathering and organizing key onboarding inputs: entitlement lists / roles / groups attribute/schema details and mapping inputs access request and review requirements privileged use-case information (when relevant)
• Update tracking and reporting artifacts (e.g., Excel, intake trackers, status dashboards, evidence folders).
• Support tool-related onboarding steps across SailPoint, Ping, Microsoft Fabric, CyberArk, and HashiCorp under guidance from senior team members.
• Participate in validation activities such as test planning support, evidence capture, and readiness checklists.
• Communicate status, blockers, and questions clearly and early; collaborate with application teams and internal stakeholders to keep onboarding moving.

Benefits

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level