Senior Identity And Access Control Lead in England

Senior Identity and Access Control Lead page is loaded## Senior Identity and Access Control Leadlocations: Cambridge, United Kingdom: London Cannon Streettime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R********AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
****Job Title:** Senior Identity and Access Control Lead**Location: Cambridge / London****Employment Type:** Full-time**The job**The Senior Identity and Access Control Lead is responsible for overseeing the governance of user access controls across AVEVA\’s business-critical systems and is accountable for executing identity lifecycle processes across in-scope platforms, ensuring provisioning, de-provisioning, periodic reviews, and privileged access are properly documented, risk-assessed, and compliant with internal control requirements.
This includes leading regular access reviews, coordinating identity-related ITGCs, and ensuring that the evidence produced using fully automated solutions supports PCAOB/SOX compliance and audit readiness.The role will work closely with the IDAM programme, platform teams, control owners, and auditors to ensure identity-related risks are appropriately managed and access processes are operated in a secure, consistent, and compliant manner.
The successful candidate must maintain audit readiness through automated generation of audit reports and data, rather than producing evidence reactively during audits.
**Key responsibilities*** Lead execution of identity lifecycle processes including user provisioning, de-provisioning, and Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) workflows* Enforce role-based access control (RBAC), segregation of duties (SoD), and provisioning standards across enterprise systems* Coordinate periodic access reviews, privileged access monitoring, and emergency/firefighter access governance* Maintain audit-ready documentation and demonstrate operational effectiveness of access control processes* Drive automation of identity controls, evidence collection, and reporting to improve efficiency and compliance* Collaborate with application owners, control stakeholders, and internal/external auditors to validate identity-related ITGCs* Recommend improvements to strengthen access governance, documentation, and evidence traceability* Mentor junior access control analysts and contribute to establishing a sustainable Identity Control capability within the first line of defence* Guide stakeholders on access control standards and remediation activities* Leverage AI tools and techniques to optimise day-to-day tasks, reporting, and control monitoring**Essential requirements*** Lead execution of identity lifecycle processes including user provisioning, de-provisioning, and Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) workflows* Enforce role-based access control (RBAC), segregation of duties (SoD), and provisioning standards across enterprise systems* Coordinate periodic access reviews, privileged access monitoring, and emergency/firefighter access governance* Maintain audit-ready documentation and demonstrate operational effectiveness of access control processes* Drive automation of identity controls, evidence collection, and reporting to improve efficiency and compliance* Collaborate with application owners, control stakeholders, and internal/external auditors to validate identity-related ITGCs* Recommend improvements to strengthen access governance, documentation, and evidence traceability* Mentor junior access control analysts and contribute to establishing a sustainable Identity Control capability within the first line of defence* Guide stakeholders on access control standards and remediation activities* Leverage AI tools and techniques to optimise day-to-day tasks, reporting, and control monitoring**Desired skills*** Certifications such as CIAM, CAMS, CRISC, or equivalent* Experience supporting PCAOB/SOX readiness programs in regulated environments* Exposure to identity access governance platforms or user provisioning tools* Understanding of GDPR, cloud access models, or data access risk* Knowledge of ITIL, NIST, or other governance and control frameworks**IT at AVEVA**Our global team of 300+ IT professionals is responsible for the systems and platforms that keep AVEVA running.
By empowering our colleagues and ensuring the smooth operation of the company, we help keep the business healthy and productivity high.
We also provide key support for the transformation and modernisation efforts globally.We pride ourselves on a collaborative, inclusive and authentic culture that provides a framework allowing for autonomy, whilst always being available for support and guidance.
We respect the differences that each team member brings and seek to include those perspectives in our solutions for our business functions.
The energy and sense of purpose is evident when talking to team members, you will feel part of something special from the first day you join.Find out more:**UK Benefits include:** Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus