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Identity & Access Management Specialist

Also known as: IAM Engineer, Identity Governance Specialist, Access Management Administrator, IGA Analyst

AI Impact Score

45/100

AI is transforming IAM through intelligent access recommendations, anomalous access behaviour detection, and automated access certification. IAM specialists who leverage AI-driven identity governance platforms to manage access at cloud scale are dramatically more effective than those using manual processes — but the access risk judgement and architecture decisions remain human responsibilities.

$90k – $160k

Salary Range

booming

Growth Outlook

26,000

Total Jobs (US)

+30%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (4)

Manual access certification campaign managementRoutine user provisioning from HR system dataStandard access request processingBasic role catalogue maintenance

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

AI-assisted access risk scoring and anomaly detectionAutomated role mining and entitlement analyticsIntelligent access request recommendationsBehavioural analytics for insider threat detection via identity signals

Human-Safe Tasks (5)

Complex access governance policy designIdentity architecture for hybrid and multi-cloud environmentsPrivileged access management strategySailPoint / Saviynt / Okta advanced configurationRegulatory access review programme management

Current Skills

IGA Platforms (SailPoint IdentityNow, Saviynt, Omada)PAM Solutions (CyberArk, Delinea, BeyondTrust)Identity Providers (Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID, Ping Identity)SCIM and LDAP ProtocolsRole-Based Access Control (RBAC) and ABAC Design

Future-Proof Skills

AI-Driven Identity Governance (SailPoint AI, Saviynt Analytics)Decentralised Identity (W3C DID, Verifiable Credentials)Passwordless Authentication (FIDO2, WebAuthn)Non-Human Identity Management (service accounts, API keys, machine identities)Identity in Multi-Cloud and SaaS Environments