Identity and Access Management Advisor

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inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,

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We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a

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Identity and Access Management Advisor

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Dunsmuir 08

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

What you'll do

The Identity and Access Management Advisor (IAM Advisor), is responsible for the analysis, implementation, and

maintenance of all components of digital identity, including enrollment and identity proofing, authentication and lifecycle

management, and federation and assertions. They will provide in-depth technical consultation to projects and IT

management and assist in development, specification, implementation, and communication of IAM applications, processes,

and architecture. The IAM Advisor will protect BC Hydro’s information assets by ensuring that the right people have access

to the right services at the right time for the right reasons.

IAM (Identity and Access Management) Activities:

- Provides Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for Identity and Access Management (IAM) projects and capabilities, ensuring

alignment with IAM vision and cybersecurity strategies.

- Monitor the day-to-day operational responsibilities related to IAM including single sign-on, authentication, multifactor

authentication (MFA), identity governance, privileged access management, and secrets management.

- Conduct routine audits of IAM applications to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration

guidelines.

- Practice continual improvement for IAM practices and participate in activities to identify and implement improvements

including internal measurement KPIs, security practice reviews, and internal/external audits.

Business Strategy:

- Works closely with the business units and staff to ensure consistency when delivering IAM capabilities and outcomes.

- Aligns IAM processes across the organization and contributes to the development of standards.

- Fosters an understanding of the need for and application of the IAM system, and facilitates decision making with the

business users.

- Builds positive working relationships with IAM stakeholders and identifies opportunities to improve engagement.

Service Delivery Oversight:

- Oversees service provider delivered IAM services, ensuring that contractual requirements and service levels are met, and

BC Hydro policies and standard are adhered to.

- Develops, measures, and reports IAM related KPIs

What you bring

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or equivalent combination of education and

experience.

- Identity management training and experience in one or more of the following areas Privilege Access Management (PAM),

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), and Digital Identity Lifecycle.

- [7+] years of experience in technology implementation and operation, including: [2+] years of experience with IGA systems

and/or directory services, and [2+] years integrating identity management, access management, and access governance

software into clients’ infrastructure and applications both on premise and cloud.

- Preference will be given to applicants with certifications in one or more public cloud platforms and those who are Certified

Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or Certified Identity Professional (CIDPRO).

- Candidates with less experience or qualifications may be considered.

Technical and Business Experience:

- Expert understanding of IAM concepts, including federation, authentication, authorization, access controls, access control

attacks, and digital identity lifecycle management.

- Experience with administrating authentication technologies, such as Microsoft Active Directory/Windows authentication,

Azure AD/DS, LDAP, and/or federated identity management.

- Subject matter expertise for projects in one or more of the following areas: single sign-on (SSO), identity federation,

enterprise directory architecture and design (directory schema, directory services, namespace and replication topology),

resource provisioning, and process integration.

- Familiarity with Identity and access governance including access controls (RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, RAdAC), access request

and certification, user life cycle management processes, and organizational change management.

- Experience auditing IAM infrastructure through account discovery activities with scripting tools, CMDB systems, PAM

discovery tools, stand-alone CIEM tools, CASB tools, and/or SIEM logs.

What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package

- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

- A lifetime pension

- Flexible work model, depending on your role type

- Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

PN 2031444

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 5R3

What else you should know

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,

include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without

any delays.

Date Posted: 2025-09-08 Closing Date: 2025-09-29

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