Job Description:
Position Summary

We are seeking a Lead PAM Risk Analyst to strengthen enterprise privileged access governance, risk management, compliance, and access controls. The role will identify and mitigate privileged-access risks, lead access reviews and remediation, support audits, and partner with technology and security teams to improve the organization’s security posture.
Key Responsibilities
- Governance and Risk
- Conduct privileged access reviews and entitlement assessments across critical systems.
- Identify, analyze, and drive remediation of risks involving privileged accounts, service accounts, and elevated access.
- Review exceptions, policy violations, and privileged access requests to confirm that appropriate controls are in place.
- Monitor compliance with PAM policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Audit and Compliance
- Support internal and external audits by providing evidence, reports, and risk assessments.
- Analyze access-related findings and coordinate remediation with application, infrastructure, and security teams.




- Maintain process documentation, control procedures, and operational standards.
- Reporting and Collaboration
- Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting for PAM governance programs.
- Partner with IAM, Infrastructure, Security Operations, and Application teams to strengthen access governance and reduce risk.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- At least 6 years of experience in IAM, PAM, IT risk, information security, or audit.
- Strong understanding of privileged access management, access governance, and security controls.
- Experience supporting SOX, SOC, NIST, ISO 27001, or comparable compliance frameworks.
- Robust analytical, risk-assessment, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CyberArk, SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable IAM and PAM platforms.
- Knowledge of identity

📌 Lead PAM Risk Analyst (Chennai)
🏢 Guardian Life
📍 Chennai