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You are a team player who values expert insights, bold ideas, and intellectual courage. You are always learning and looking to discover what's next in security technology management. You pursue personal excellence through team collaboration and consensus. As a Gartner analyst, you'll not only help clients solve complex challenges and deliver on key initiatives, but you'll also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. We work hard, and we reward success with exceptional opportunity., * Demonstrated analytical skills, including the ability to apply conceptual models, and to recognize patterns while drawing and defending conclusions. * Articulate and succinct communication skills. Experience in speaking engagements is an advantage. * 12 years + experience in a research or technology related role. * Bachelor's or equivalent experience ## Description What you'll do: As a Gartner analyst you will meet with clients every day: on the phone, in a videoconference, from the stage at a Gartner event or face-to-face during a sales support visit. In every client interaction analysts help clients solve difficult security issues. You will: * Conduct research and analysis in specific areas of IAM technologies and services. * Provide guidance to clients that are selecting, deploying, and operating IAM technologies and services in both corporate and cloud environments. * Work collaboratively as part of a globally distributed team of analysts. * Deliver high quality actionable advice through a variety of media. * Write clear, actionable, advisory research documents. * Predict how IAM markets are developing to help clients in their selection process and assist vendors in market positioning. * Partner with business stakeholders, IT, Project Management and lead the design and delivery of innovative analytics solutions. * Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within your coverage areas as well as adjacent areas. * Respond to client questions, create materials for clients and deliver in person, via teleconference, video conference or webinar and event presentations. * Maintain the Gartner's industry leadership reputation by responding to press inquiries. What You'll Need: Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your markets, vendors, trends, management practices, etc. and be able to see the forest and the trees. Most Gartner analysts have many years of experience and enjoy solving puzzles. Specific coverage areas for the IAM Senior Director Analyst include (but are not limited to) planning, development, deployment, operations, products and services, and trends as a primary analyst in one or more of the following coverage areas (with working knowledge of the others): * Authentication - tools and techniques for verifying a digital identity * IGA tools - knowledge of the product market, best practices for requirements definitions and technology selection, and best practices for deployment and governance. * Externalized Authorization Management (EAM) tools, which provide decoupled runtime controls for fine-grained authorization: knowledge of the product market, best practices for requirements definitions and technology selection, and best practices for deployment and governance * Access Management (AM) - software and cloud-based services that use access control engines to provide centralized authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO), session management and authorization enforcement for target applications in multiple use cases. * Privileged Access Management (PAM) - tools and techniques for managing and monitoring privileged accounts and access. * Identity Verification - tools and techniques for managing the combination of activities during a digital interaction that brings a real-world identity claim within organizational risk tolerances. * In addition, the analyst should have expertise in or general familiarity with the following topics: * Best practices for general IAM technology selection, procurement, and implementation and for IAM operations and governance * IAM program management and governance, including vision and strategic planning; talent management; developing policies; controls and operational process; program maturity assessment. * Modern digital identity approaches like Identity Wallets/Decentralized Identity (DCI)/Bring Your Own Identity (BYOI) * Also, the following general skills and experience are required ## Related Videos - [Going Beyond Passwords: The Future of User Authentication](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/714-going-beyond-passwords-the-future-of-user-authentication) - [AI PowerPlay: Building High-Impact Teams & Transformative Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1005-ai-powerplay-building-high-impact-teams-transformative-solutions) - [Software Security 101: Secure Coding Basics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/220-software-security-101-secure-coding-basics) - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [Forecasting Cyber Attacks with Glassdoor Reviews - Lianne Potter](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2143-forecasting-cyber-attacks-with-glassdoor-reviews-lianne-potter) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) ## Related Articles - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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