SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office.
Role Description
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solution Engineer will be part of the IAM Engineering function within SMBC in our Tralee office. The successful candidate will report to the IAM Engineering Team Lead. The role of Security Solution Engineer overall focuses on engineering support of information systems including analyzing, designing, and delivering best practice solutions in Identity and Access Management to help drive our vision of automating our current manual process. This role primarily liaises with other team leads, technical support staff and third-party vendors to meet security objectives in support of all entities in the Americas and EMEA. Monitor system performance daily. Provide support on IAM Engineering related issues. The ideal candidate will be diligent, reliable, quick to learn and calm under pressure with a logical, methodical, and accurate approach to Identity Access Management (IAM). Ability to take direction as part of a team and confident to apply themselves individually in line with team ethos. Excellent observation skills, strong written and verbal communication skills. Creative out of the box thinking and a problem solver. \This role requires effective communication skills and will liaise with all levels across the company. The role involves working as part of a team in a Multinational Financial Services Company.
Role ObjectivesWorking knowledge of Azure Active Directory and Azure Identity Governance Analyze the existing process and design a new streamlined processUnderstand SMBC's Identity Access Management Vision, Strategy, regulation, policy and proceduresImplement standardized, consolidated, and automated processesHands-on experience with ServiceNow Ticketing Prepare and update documentation as requiredSupporting application teams with their Projects, queries, and issuesEnforces Information Security policy guidelines and proceduresWorking with teams on process improvement and assisting with automation of current manual tasks to reduce manual workSupport other IT departments requiring additional expertise to resolve user issues or provide internal support on system performance or maintenance needs.
Qualifications and SkillsAble to grasp new concepts quickly and efficiently Willingness to learnHighly self-motivated and ability to work on own initiative as well as under directionExcellent attention to detail and proven analytical and problem solving abilitiesMicorosoft Azure certification desired.Key technologies and Skills:IAM Tools - Microsoft Entra IDProtocols - SAML, OAuth, OpenID ConnectScripting/Automation - PowerShellSMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at