Lead Identity Governance & Administration Engineer - Saviynt

About the role

Essity, a global hygiene and health company, is looking for a Lead Identity Governance & Administration Engineer to advance its Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) capabilities within the Information Security organization. You will help design, implement and optimize identity governance solutions that improve security, support compliance and enhance the employee experience, working with technical teams and business stakeholders on identity lifecycle management, access governance, automation and continuous improvement. The position can be based in Lisbon.

Key responsibilities

• Drive the development and continuous improvement of enterprise Identity Governance & Administration capabilities.
• Act as a key expert for the Saviynt platform, ensuring effective configuration, optimization and governance.
• Design and support integrations between identity governance solutions and enterprise systems such as HR, directory services, cloud platforms and business applications.
• Lead access certification campaigns, role management initiatives and entitlement governance activities.
• Improve and automate joiner, mover, leaver (JML) processes across the organization.
• Support audit readiness, regulatory compliance and identity-centric security controls.
• Partner with Information Security, Infrastructure, HR, application owners and business teams.

Required profile

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive experience in IAM and IGA, including implementing and operating enterprise-scale identity governance solutions in global, complex environments; hands-on Saviynt experience is highly valued.
• Fluent English communication skills.
• Collaborative, proactive, with strong interpersonal skills, ownership and the ability to build relationships across business and IT stakeholders.

Required skills

• Saviynt platform
• Identity Governance, Access Certification, RBAC, Entitlement Management
• Identity Lifecycle Management (JML)
• Segregation of Duties (SoD) and Access Request & Approval workflows