Cyber Access Coordinator

Mission WA 1411 E Mission Ave P O Box 3727 Spokane, WA , USA

Cyber Access roles are responsible for the day-to-day lifecycle management of cyber identities. They contribute to the development and maintenance of security processes, procedures, standards, and guidelines that support the organization’s overall security posture and business objectives.

This role works closely with system owners and business units in an on-call rotation model to address operational needs. Cyber Access Analysts/Coordinators ensure that only authorized individuals have access to specific systems and data, thereby safeguarding sensitive information and supporting compliance with security policies. The responsibilities include managing and maintaining digital identities and access controls, supporting identity lifecycle events such as provisioning, deprovisioning, and access changes, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure timely response to access-related incidents and requests, and assisting in audits and compliance activities related to identity and access management.

• Provide support to employees and contractors for identity technologies, including role-based access, User IDs, passwords, MFA, and permission issues.
• Respond to identity and automation alarms using established playbooks, escalating to senior staff when required.
• Process and monitor automations that perform adds, moves, and changes for user and service accounts to ensure access processes are followed.
• Facilitate Role Reviews and User Access Reviews (UAR) and support data ownership validation to meet compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, PCI, NERC CIP).
• Conduct routine audits and generate operational and compliance reports.
• Create and manage tickets for repair or enhancement of identity and security products.
• Run and maintain operational reports and perform routine identity management tasks under senior staff guidance.
• Collaborate with business leaders to create, maintain, and quality assure role and application access roles based on application access roles.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university in Cyber Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, MIS, Data Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of related experience in security, technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management, operations or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in an Identity Governance and Administration Program preferred; 2+ years of experience working with SailPoint preferred.
• Experience in automation use cases between Service Now and SailPoint preferred.
• Technical proficiency in identity related hardware and software (Domain Controllers, Entra, AWS, RSA, etc.).
• General experience with some operating systems (Windows, Linux, MacOS) and with Identity and Access Management Systems and role-based access.
• Hands‑on experience administering network and cloud access; general knowledge of some security and compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53, COBIT, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NERC CIP).
• Extensive knowledge in identity and access management tools and technologies; advanced understanding of authentication and authorization principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Closes: March 8, 2026

Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with additional day(s) determined by the manager.

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