Senior Security Provisioning Analyst

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IT - General

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment - one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them.

We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good - for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide. * For more information, visit transamerica.com.

Job Description Summary

The ISS Security Provisioning team is responsible for provisioning and maintaining security access across numerous enterprise platforms, including Mainframe/RACF environments. As part of the Identity & Access Management service area, the team monitors, evaluates, and maintains systems and procedures to protect the data systems and databases from unauthorized users. The correct handling of access management requests is a critical part of the company's overall Security & Compliance programs.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Act as a major incident manager during critical incidents, crises, and other broadly impacting events.
• Manage incident bridge calls, facilitate incident chats with close to real time information, draft and send timely communications, escalate to senior management, and drive work-streams to mitigate an incident.
• Facilitate industry-standard Root Cause Analysis (RCA) exercises as a result of critical incidents and initiating the Problem Management cycle.
• Collaborate with architecture, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to identify the root cause for recurring incidents and create action plans for resolution.
• Interact directly with IT leaders, managers, and key stakeholders to proactively communicate status on active major incidents or problem investigations.
• Record, coordinate, and report on progress of problem tasks from post incident reviews, and RCAs.
• Develop and enrich restoration procedures to mitigate future outages and business disruptions.
• Partner with other IT lifecycle process owners to ensure alignment and the consistent and effective delivery of ITSM processes to the organization.
• Work towards continuous service improvement.
• Establish metrics and reporting with contributions from ITSM process owners.
• Define critical success factors and key performance indicators (KPI) for the processes.
• Track and analyze trends and generate statistical reports.
• Perform trend analysis to anticipate potential problems for proactive resolution.
• Write timely and accurate executive style technical communications. Provide detailed notes on highly visible production issues on a timely basis to senior management.
• Send executive communications to a global audience to provide accurate details of incidents and impact to the business.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Five years of technology and related management experience, including IT Service Management experience.
• Three years of incident/problem management experience
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and staff of all levels including managed service providers.
• ITIL v3/4 certification, or formal training in ITIL/ITSM
• Familiarity with System Development Lifecycle Methodology (SDLC)
• Experience developing and providing SLAs & KPI's
• Flexibility and willingness to support a 24x7 global operation via off-hours support, on-call availability, or other as needed per rhythm and needs of the business
• Strong problem-solving skills and process-oriented thinking
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic changing agile environment with tight deadlines.
• Relationship building skills to work across a diverse global organization, coordinate cross-function teams towards completion, and facilitate consensus across key IT personnel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in information technology, business administration or related field.
• Experience and understanding of the financial services or insurance industry, including the applicable business and technology processes, and supporting technology architecture of business applications.
• Familiarity and practical application of advanced principles of ITIL/ITSM.
• Experience with service management across different locations and a multi-sourced environment.
• Knowledge of business and technology trends for service management.
• Experience with BMC tools (Remedy, Smart IT)
• Experience with Service Now
• Familiarity with JIRA
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies, scrum and Kanban.
• Experience with audit and controls process
• Progressive experience in the management of a technical support team Enter preferred qualifications here.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid work environment in normal office working conditions
• May require occasional work outside standard hours to support global teams.
• Minimal travel may be required for training or team meetings.

Compensation:

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $88,000-$100,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Cedar Rapids). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

• Pension Plan

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

• Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We're thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica's Parent Company

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe. * It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

• As of December 31, 2023