Enter a job title or keyword

Identity & Technology Risk Lead

Consultz

Job Location:

Abu Dhabi - UAE

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Experience Required: 5years

Posted: 9 August 2026 (2 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 7 November 2026

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.