Job Description:
Job Title: Lifecycle Governance & Controls Services Analyst
Corporate Title: Up to Vice President
Location: Dublin
Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.
At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
Location Overview:
Overlooking the spectacular Iveagh Gardens with access to all amenities in the beating heart of central Dublin is our Park Place office. Travel options include the LUAS, Dublin Bus networks as well as the Dublin Bikes station, positioned just outside our front doors. As part of our commitment to supporting staff travel to and from work in the most sustainable way possible, we also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award-winning benefits package which means getting to work has never been easier.
Role Description:
Join a high-impact Global Information Security team that helps protect critical systems, sensitive data, and customer information across a complex international banking environment. Within this function, Identity and Access Management (IAM) plays a vital role in ensuring the right people have the right access to the right resources at the right time. This role offers the opportunity to work at the heart of cyber security, partnering with technical experts and senior stakeholders to strengthen access controls, reduce risk, and support regulatory compliance across the organisation.
Responsibilities:
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Support IAM leads and technology subject matter experts to help deliver strategic, effective identity and access management solutions across the organisation.
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Help ensure IAM requirements are measured, tracked, reported, and governed effectively to support strong security and risk management practices.
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Build partnerships across Global Information Security, Core Technology Infrastructure, Cyber Security Technology, Third Party Management, Compliance, Operations Risk, Internal Audit, and regulatory stakeholders.
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Communicate proposed changes clearly and confidently, creating informative materials that explain the rationale, impact, and benefits to a range of stakeholders.
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Provide guidance, documentation, and support to team members and technology partners to embed changes successfully.
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Engage with senior stakeholders to deliver clear, timely, and data-led reporting on current and emerging identity and authentication risks.
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Help ensure technology systems align with enterprise standards, regulatory expectations, and risk management requirements.
What we are looking for:
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Understanding of IAM-related laws, regulations, and industry standards such as SOX, OCC, NIST, ISO, and FFIEC, ideally within financial services.
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Solid knowledge of identity and authentication principles, methodologies, and supporting technologies.
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Experience with IAM governance and administration tools would be advantageous, particularly where they support vaulting, integration, and service management processes.
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Proven experience in identity and authentication within a large, complex organisation.
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Broad security knowledge across core infrastructure, including account management, servers, databases, identity management, and application security.
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Hands-on experience with Linux, Windows, cloud identity, access management, and the design or architecture of authentication services or identity stores.
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Able to translate facts and data into clear, actionable plans while partnering effectively with stakeholders to reduce risk and strengthen adherence to IAM standards.
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Strong attention to detail and highly developed analytical skills.
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Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage a wide range of audiences.
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Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage and prioritise multiple deliverables effectively.
Skills that will help:
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Experience contributing to large-scale, complex programmes or transformation initiatives.
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Excellent data management and analytical capability, including an understanding of metadata collection and governance.
Benefits of working at Bank of America:
Ireland
- Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
- Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
- 20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
- The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
- Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services through our private health care plan
- Ability to donate to charities of your choice and the bank will match your contribution
- Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
- Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.
Bank of America:
Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio-economic background, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
