Unilever Hiring for Identity and Access Manager, IT Function, ekaterra at Bengaluru, India Full Time

Job Title: Identity and Access Manager, IT Function, ekaterra

Work Location: India

Job Type: Fulltime

Travel required: Limited travel. Now limited due to CV19 restrictions

About ekaterra

Unilever is proud of its tea business ekaterra, the biggest in the world, with world class purpose driven brands such as Lipton, PG tips and Pukka. eka stands for unity and one purpose while terra stands for earth and nature. As ekaterra we are united in one purpose: growing a world of wellbeing through the regenerative power of plants. Recently Unilever announced that it had agreed to sell ekaterra to CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII.

Present in more than 100 countries, ekaterra generated revenues of €2 billion in 2019. With 11 production factories in four continents and tea growing estates in three countries, ekaterra is a profitable and growing business offering a world of wellbeing with the regenerative power of plants to hundreds of millions of consumers. As a standalone entity, ekaterra is even better positioned to lead the industry with dedicated focus driving greater growth and value.

Under CVC’s ownership, ekaterra has an exciting future ahead with opportunities for increased investments in our brands, our people and our capabilities. Combining the strength and scale of its global iconic brands with speed and agility, ekaterra is brewing a ‘corporate start-up’ mindset that’s opening-up new opportunities to flourish every day – both for its business, and its people.

At ekaterra, we work alongside people who put consumer love at the heart of every decision. Diverse minds who celebrate new ideas, share our values and the commitment we have for the wellbeing of all. In return, we create an environment that gives our people space and freedom, where they can grow as leaders. A connected community where ideas can thrive. Where you explore new challenges. Learning all you need to master your field, and even more about yourself.

Be part of this amazing blend. Join our collective and help us grow a better world of wellbeing and a better you.

The qualities we look for in you:

ekaterra is made up of a special blend of individuals which make our teams exciting and diverse. To be part of our blend we are looking for individuals who think Green and are environmentally conscious, who understand the power of simplicity and who are accountable for their actions. We want those who infuse mastery and passion in everything they do to create great products and unforgettable experiences for our consumers.

What’s in it for you?

We believe that growth is for everyone, we believe in growing leaders, and we believe in making space to grow an owner’s mentality. Like nature, we adapt, we change and we grow. We believe in connections over hierarchies and work levels. We have a ‘corporate start-up’ approach; we act with speed and agility and we have the strength and scale of a large corporation. We are building a better world of wellbeing, and a better you.

Your Role:

ekaterra aspires to be a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We are consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. As Identity and Access Manager you’ll be a part of the core team that keeps the cloud services redundant, scalable, and secure. The job is to manage and maintain Identity Management, Federation and Synchronization Solutions (Okta Administration is highly preferred).

This person has subject-matter expertise across all IAM topics as it relates to both cloud and on-premises enterprise technology, and the relationship between the architecture. This person will work closely with business leaders and platform teams to to gather information needed for business application integration with our IAM solution and implementation partner.

Your Key Tasks:

• Produce IAM solutions (as a service) that meet business objectives and drive compliance with ekaterra’s information security goals.

• Contributes to the development and maintenance of an IAM strategy, with a roadmap of key deliverables and timelines

• Work closely with design and implementation engineers to create high level designs that set north stars for the ongoing delivery of IAM services.

• Partner with platform and security teams across ekaterra organisation to provide (technical) expertise, design guidance and drive best practices.

• Catalog risk embedded in legacy IAM implementations and help define the path to industry leading secure designs and services.

• Create and deliver effective presentations that inform the Leadership teams to ultimately drive business relevant information security decisions.

• Establish appropriate stakeholder relationships that facilitate improvements in the architect’s domain.

• Maintain strong vendor relationships that drive partnership with ekaterra and to stay on the cutting edge of strong IAM solutions and services.

• Identify and deploy internal process and automation improvements.

• Work as an escalation point for the global IT support team (outsourced)

• Create and maintain detailed and accurate documentation, knowledge base articles.

• Help grow and mentor the global IT organization

Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years of experience playing a key role in building IAM programs

• Bachelor’s degree with a preference for computer science, information security, management information systems, or related major

• Solid understanding of IAM constructs/services, including MFA, SSO, IDM, PAM, and others, across data center, private cloud, and public cloud environments.

• General understanding of industry standard risk management practices and core remediation strategies.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment where services are fully outsourced.

• Develop test cases and deployment documentation.

• Solid blend of business process understanding- technological proficiency and integration of both.

• A can-do attitude- willingness to learn- being an agent of positive change and helping other team members grow.

• Communication skills, both oral and written to communicate effectively with Business and IT colleagues.

• Experience in working closely with all business lines to identify business needs and IAM opportunities.

• Ability to solve problems independently and as part of a team.

  Excited about the Role?

Please apply online. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

ekaterra is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. We are interested in every individual bringing their whole self to work and this includes you! Therefore if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Type: IBE Manager

Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals