IAM SecOps Engineer - Identity Governance
Eli Lilly and Company · Indiana, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $163,000 / year
- Indiana, United States
Job highlights
- Secure identity governance technologies for a global healthcare leader.
- Shape identity lifecycle, access governance, and compliance.
- Design, deploy, and optimize IGA solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and remote teams.
- Enhance security posture through robust access controls.
About the role
About Eli Lilly and Company
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for around the world.
About the Role
Ready to put your mark on the world of cybersecurity? We're looking for an IAM SecOps Engineer - Identity Governance to bring fresh perspectives and bold solutions to our team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in shaping how our organization leads identity lifecycle, access governance, and compliance across enterprise resources.
What You Will Be Doing
This IAM SecOps Engineer - Identity Governance will serve as a member of the Lilly Cybersecurity Identity and Access Management team, responsible for delivering and securing identity governance technologies that support Lilly's mission. In this role, you will partner with business collaborators, IT teams, and cybersecurity colleagues to ensure IGA solutions are designed, deployed securely, and aligned with enterprise security and technology strategies.
You will develop technical specifications, design patterns, standards-as-code, and security guidance for identity governance capabilities and services. As a key contributor, you will identify and optimize critical processes around identity lifecycle management, access certifications, role engineering, and continuous improvement of IGA technologies.
How You Will Succeed
- Leverage technical expertise to evaluate, architect, and implement IGA solutions.
- Design and maintain technical integrations of IGA platforms, including joiner/mover/leaver lifecycle processes, access request workflows, RBAC, and automated provisioning/deprovisioning.
- Ensure operational excellence for all IGA services, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous optimization of identity governance workflows and access certification campaigns.
- Understand the evolving threat landscape and translate identity governance-related risks into actionable business and technical impacts, implementing appropriate IGA security controls.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional and remote team members to design and implement identity governance capabilities and solutions.
- Partner with business team members to develop and implement IGA solutions that strengthen security posture while enabling appropriate, timely access to enterprise resources.
- Stay current on IGA platform roadmap updates, emerging identity governance technologies, regulatory requirements, and compliance frameworks.
- Drive adoption of innovative IGA features to address complex, global identity lifecycle and access governance challenges.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects, application teams, and collaborators to understand business needs and incorporate feedback into IGA strategies and implementations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field.
- 5+ years IAM experience: evaluation, design, development, and support.
- 5+ years hands-on with IGA platforms (SailPoint, Microsoft Identity Manager, or equivalent).
- 5+ years leading identity lifecycle: joiner/mover/leaver workflows, access certifications, role engineering, automated provisioning (on-prem and cloud).
- Automation experience: PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, or comparable scripting to extend IGA capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication skills; able to present identity governance concepts to executives, business collaborators, and technical teams.
- Integration experience with directories (Active Directory, Entra ID) and HR systems (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors).
- Enterprise-scale IGA architecture design and implementation across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
- Ability to translate business and compliance requirements into IGA policies, role definitions, and certification campaigns.
- Collaborative track record across technical, audit, compliance, and business collaborator teams.
- Effective in distributed/virtual team environments across time zones.
- Access governance in regulated industries: SOX, HIPAA, or GxP.
- Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
Location & Work Flexibility
This role is based at our Corporate Center in Indianapolis, IN. We offer a flexible hybrid work model, with three days onsite and two days working remotely each week, supporting both collaboration and work-life balance.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form for further assistance. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.
Compensation and Benefits
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $126,000 - $206,800. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
Key skills/competency
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
- Cybersecurity
- Access Control
- Risk Management
- Automation
- Scripting (PowerShell, Python)
- API Integration
- Compliance (SOX, HIPAA)
- Cloud Security
Skills & topics
- IAM SecOps Engineer
- Identity Governance
- Cybersecurity
- Identity and Access Management
- IGA
- SailPoint
- Microsoft Identity Manager
- Access Control
- Risk Management
- Automation
- PowerShell
- Python
- REST APIs
- Cloud Security
- Compliance
- SOX
- HIPAA
- Indianapolis
- Healthcare
- Full-time
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 5+ years of IAM and IGA platform experience, emphasizing joiner/mover/leaver workflows, access certifications, and automation skills with PowerShell, Python, or REST APIs.
- Showcase integration expertise: Detail your experience integrating with Active Directory, Entra ID, and HR systems like Workday or SAP SuccessFactors.
- Demonstrate strategic thinking: Emphasize your ability to translate business and compliance requirements into IGA policies and architect enterprise-scale solutions.
- Highlight communication skills: Prepare to discuss your experience collaborating with diverse teams and presenting technical concepts to various stakeholders.
- Research Lilly's values: Align your application with Lilly's mission of uniting caring with discovery and their commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for an IAM SecOps Engineer at Eli Lilly and Company?
- As an IAM SecOps Engineer - Identity Governance at Eli Lilly and Company, you will be responsible for delivering and securing identity governance technologies. This includes developing technical specifications, optimizing processes for identity lifecycle management, access certifications, and role engineering, and ensuring the operational excellence of IGA services.
- What specific IGA platforms does Eli Lilly and Company use?
- Eli Lilly and Company utilizes IGA platforms such as SailPoint and Microsoft Identity Manager, or equivalent systems. Your experience with these or similar platforms will be crucial for this role.
- What is the required level of experience for this IAM SecOps Engineer position?
- The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), specifically in evaluation, design, development, and support. Additionally, 5 years of hands-on experience with IGA platforms and leading identity lifecycle processes is expected.
- Does this IAM SecOps Engineer role involve remote work?
- Yes, this IAM SecOps Engineer role at Eli Lilly and Company offers a hybrid work model. Employees will work three days onsite at the Corporate Center in Indianapolis, IN, and two days remotely each week.
- What technical skills are most important for an IAM SecOps Engineer at Lilly?
- Key technical skills include extensive IAM and IGA platform experience, automation using PowerShell, Python, or REST APIs, and integration with directories like Active Directory and HR systems. Experience with enterprise-scale IGA architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments is also highly valued.
- Are there specific certifications preferred for the IAM SecOps Engineer role?
- While not strictly required, preferred qualifications include relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent, which can further demonstrate your expertise in cybersecurity and identity governance.
- How does Eli Lilly and Company support employees with disabilities?
- Eli Lilly and Company is dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities. They provide resources and an accommodation request form to assist during the application process, ensuring equal opportunities for all.
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