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Sr. Spec. DDIT IES CIS Security

Novartis

2 - 5 years

Hyderabad

Posted: 06/09/2025

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Job Description

Summary

The IAM Engineer will design, implement, and secure identity solutions across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. Aliyun and GCP knowledge is a plus.
He will drive automation, RBAC, MFA, and SSO to strengthen security and enable business agility.
The role demands expertise in IAM governance, DevOps tools, and IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation) for scalable, resilient identity infrastructure.

About the Role

Major Accountabilities (What the IAM Engineer is responsible for)

Identity & Access Management Design – Architect, implement, and manage IAM solutions across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.

Access Governance & Security – Enforce authentication, authorization, RBAC, least privilege, MFA, and SSO patterns.

Cloud IAM Operations – Support and maintain Azure AD, ADFS, Azure Federation, AWS IAM, and related identity services.

Risk & Compliance – Perform IAM risk/vulnerability assessments and implement remediation.

Automation & IaC – Automate IAM workflows and infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, or scripting (Python/PowerShell).

Collaboration – Work with Solution Architects, DevOps, Platform, and Product teams to align IAM with business and security needs.

Continuous Improvement – Research, evaluate, and recommend new IAM tools/approaches to enhance security and efficiency.

Incident Troubleshooting – Investigate and resolve IAM-related issues in cloud and hybrid environments.

Key Skills (What the role requires)

  • Cloud IAM Expertise: AWS IAM, Azure AD, ADFS, Azure MFA, Federation, SSO.
  • Identity Security: RBAC, least privilege, policy design, authentication/authorization.
  • Automation & IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code practices.
  • Scripting: Python, PowerShell for automation and custom integrations.
  • DevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Docker.
  • Risk & Compliance Knowledge: IAM controls, vulnerability management, remediation.
  • Collaboration Skills: Ability to partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Security, DevOps).
  • Problem Solving: Strong troubleshooting skills for complex IAM and infra issues.

Key performance indicators:

  • Adherence to the Novartis IT quality standards.
  • No major business disruptions.
  • Number of recurring problems.
  • Customer feedback (expectations met / exceeded).
  • Application on boarding delivery success.
  • Cost optimization and / or growth of the business top line revenue resulting from innovative solutions.

Why consider Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!
Learn more here:
https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
 

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here:
https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network(link is external)

Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

About Company

Novartis is a leading global healthcare company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. It specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative pharmaceuticals. Formed in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, Novartis focuses on areas such as oncology, neuroscience, immunology, cardiovascular diseases, and gene therapies.With a strong commitment to scientific innovation, Novartis invests heavily in R&D and collaborates with biotech companies and academic institutions worldwide. The company operates in over 140 countries and serves millions of patients globally. Novartis is also known for its efforts in access to medicine, using programs like Novartis Access and Novartis Foundation to support underserved populations.

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