Identity and Access Cyber Security Analyst

As an Identity and Access Cyber Security Analyst, you will play a key role in helping shape and strengthen identity security services within one of Canada's largest healthcare technology environments. Working within the Provincial IT Access Services team, you will support the organization's evolving cybersecurity, identity governance, and access management strategies while helping define the future direction of this newly established position. This role has been created to expand organizational capabilities in identity security, cloud access governance, privileged access management, and cybersecurity operations. As a new position, responsibilities will continue to evolve as organizational priorities, technologies, and security requirements mature. The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of processes, standards, operational practices, and service offerings that support secure access across clinical and corporate environments. Working collaboratively with infrastructure, security, cloud, messaging, and identity management teams, you will support technologies including Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, privileged access solutions, and identity governance services. You will help strengthen the organization's security posture through monitoring, analysis, reporting, automation, compliance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position is ideal for an IT professional who enjoys building new capabilities, solving complex technical challenges, influencing operational practices, and helping define how identity and access security services evolve over time.

The Identity and Access Cyber Security Analyst is responsible for supporting and advancing identity and access management practices that ensure only authorized individuals receive appropriate access to organizational technology resources while maintaining security, compliance, and operational effectiveness. This position supports the organization's cybersecurity objectives across clinical and corporate environments. As a newly established position, the role is expected to evolve over time. While initial responsibilities focus on identity security, access governance, privileged access management, compliance, monitoring, reporting, and process improvement, additional accountabilities will be developed in response to changing business requirements, emerging technologies, cybersecurity risks, and organizational priorities. The analyst works closely with Information Technology, Identity and Access Management, Security Operations, Directory Services, Messaging, Cloud, and Digital Workspace teams to support and enhance identity-related services. Responsibilities may include evaluating access requests, administering identity technologies, enforcing least-privilege controls, supporting audits and compliance reviews, developing automation solutions, conducting access reviews, monitoring identity-related security risks, improving operational processes, and contributing to service development initiatives. The position is expected to provide subject matter expertise, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, participate in operational support activities, and contribute to the development of future identity security capabilities, standards, and services across the organization.