Lead, Security Analyst - Database Identity & Access Management

About the role

The Identity & Access Management team in Information Security Office (ISO) is dedicated to ensuring information security is integral to our operations. Join us at Prudential, a global leader in financial services, to grow your career while contributing to innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, articulate, assess and drive remediation of database identity & privileged access risks.
• Interpret outputs from database security tools (e.g., Guardium/Wiz/Qualys) to assess adherence to standards, identify control gaps and to define remediation requirements.
• Partner with DBAs and infrastructure teams to validate controls effectiveness, adherence to standards and to triage remediation.
• Map relevant data flows supporting IAM lifecycle processes like access requests & reviews, joiner/mover/leaver.
• Produce clear requirements, specifications, and process flows for new or improved IAM processes related to database access management.
• Work with IAM leadership to articulate target state control models.
• Prepare materials including detailed DFD’s in collaboration with data and engineering teams to socialize designs, validate assumptions with stakeholders and drive alignment and buy-in across teams.
• Act as a credible translator between technical teams and security standards related to databases.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent experience in database infrastructure & security.
• Strong technical grounding in databases (including Cloud databases).
• Experience working with database security and monitoring tools such as Guardium / Wiz / Qualys, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with common identity and data integration patterns.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and driving alignment, including creating diagrams (DFDs, process flows), and requirements, to articulate and drive target state designs, and execution.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills needed in order to work credibly with database engineers, DBAs, infrastructure and cloud teams, IAM engineering, and audit/risk stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Clear understanding of database privileged access risks, including superuser roles, predefined roles, shared and service accounts, break glass access, and the operational and security trade-offs associated with each.
• Experience working with database security and monitoring tools such as Guardium / Wiz / Qualys, or similar platforms—specifically interpreting findings, alerts, and reports to assess control effectiveness and adherence to standards.
• Familiarity with common identity and data integration patterns, such as SCIM based provisioning, REST APIs, event driven updates, and batch/ETL feeds, with the ability to reason about authoritative sources, data ownership, timing, and failure modes—and to translate that understanding into clear requirements and data flow specifications for IAM and platform engineering teams.

Skills

• Technical grounding in databases (including Cloud databases).
• Experience working with database security and monitoring tools such as Guardium / Wiz / Qualys, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with common identity and data integration patterns.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and driving alignment, including creating diagrams (DFDs, process flows), and requirements, to articulate and drive target state designs, and execution.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills needed in order to work credibly with database engineers, DBAs, infrastructure and cloud teams, IAM engineering, and audit/risk stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).

Pay

$114,500.00 to $188,900.00 annually.

Schedule

N/A