Identity & Technology Risk Lead

Consultz

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profile Job Location:

Abu Dhabi - UAE

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
profile Experience Required: 5years
Posted on: 11-10-2025
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Consultz is supporting our client a well-renowned SWF in the region in their search for Identity & Technology Risk Lead.

The purpose of the role encompasses the following main areas:

We are seeking a strategic and technically strong Identity & Technology Risk Architect to lead the identity governance and technology risk management efforts. This individual will be responsible for architecting and operationalizing our Identity & Access Governance (IAG) program designing scalable controls to support access lifecycle and policy enforcement and driving continuous improvements in how Digital & AI and the broader organization manage technology risk.

This role will work at the intersection of security architecture enterprise systems DevOps and governance serving as a key partner to auditors technology leaders and risk stakeholders.

Managerial Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

Identity & Access Governance (IAG)
  • Own the development and execution of the organization s Identity & Access Governance (IAG) strategy and program.
  • Design implement and operate IGA tooling such as SailPoint IdentityIQ to automate and enforce:
  • Birthright access control
  • Segregation of duties (SoD)
  • Toxic combination detection
  • Access reviews and recertification
  • Define policies and guardrails across critical applications platforms and
  • Infrastructure to support secure compliant access provisioning.

Technology Risk Management
  • Identify register and manage technology risks for the Digital & AI division and broader enterprise as relevant.
  • Lead initiatives to embed risk assessments and controls across solution development cloud engineering and platform architecture.
  • Collaborate with GRC legal and risk teams to ensure alignment with enterprise-wide risk frameworks and standards.

Collaboration and Support
  • Support Enterprise Architecture and DevOps teams in integrating identity and risk design into technical architectures and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Contribute to secure design reviews risk assessments and threat modeling efforts.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on identity and access architecture.
Audit and Assurance
  • Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits related to IT access controls identity governance and technology risk posture.
  • Manage evidence gathering documentation control testing and remediation tracking.

People Management Responsibilities
  • No direct people management but expected to have solid stakeholder management skills to work across the company with multiple departments.



Requirements


Experience
  • 10 years of experience in identity management and technology risk
  • Proven expertise in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) solutions especially SailPoint IdentityIQ including implementation and operation.
  • Deep understanding of access control principles SoD models toxic combinations and compliance standards.
  • Experience with technology risk frameworks (e.g. NIST CSF ISO 27005 COBIT).
  • Hands-on experience working with DevOps and enterprise IT teams in secure solution design.
  • Professional certifications: CISSP CISA CRISC or Identity-focused certifications (e.g. Certified Identity and Access Manager).
  • Experience integrating identity tooling with HR systems ITSM cloud platforms and application catalogs.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills including audit and regulator interactions.


Consultz is supporting our client a well-renowned SWF in the region in their search for Identity & Technology Risk Lead.The purpose of the role encompasses the following main areas:We are seeking a strategic and technically strong Identity & Technology Risk Architect to lead the identity governance ...
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