Senior IAM Specialist

Requisition ID:  189651 
Career Group:  Corporate Office Careers 
Job Category:  IT Identity & Access Management 
Travel Requirements:  0 - 10%
Job Type:  Full-Time
 

 Country: Canada (CA) 
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia  
City: Mississauga / Calgary / Stellarton
Location: Foord St. Office, Calgary Office, Tahoe Office

 
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.  
 
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. 
 

Ready to Make an impact?

Ready to make an Impact?

We’re expanding our Cyber Security team as we embark on a five-year transformation to bring our Security capabilities to the next level. Watch our Director of Cyber Security, Angela Mathies, discuss our exciting work and why she chose Sobeys: https://vimeo.com/696132783/f544c1efaa

You are a builder, influencer, and change agent

We are seeking a senior compliance professional with a strong background in Identity and Access Management, internal controls, and risk mitigation. The ideal candidate will lead compliance oversight activities across critical systems, including SAP (ECC and S/4), ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, corporate policies, and industry best practices. This role includes acting as a subject matter expert in access governance, performing control design and effectiveness assessments, and supporting initiatives such as Segregation of Duties (SoD) reviews, audit readiness, and remediation planning. The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical teams to proactively identify risks, implement sustainable solutions, and drive a culture of compliance.

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Senior IAM Specialist. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON, Calgary, AB.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

What you have to offer:

• Lead and execute comprehensive internal control assessments across IAM domains, identifying design or operational gaps and recommending risk-based improvements to strengthen the control environment.
• Drive remediation planning and execution in response to audit findings, control failures, or emerging risks, ensuring timely resolution and sustainable compliance.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors by providing comprehensive evidence and documentation to support audit activities.
• Drive the development and continuous improvement of IAM processes and controls to meet regulatory, security, and organizational compliance requirements.
• Administer and govern identity and access management for core infrastructure including Active Directory, Entra ID, and privileged access via CyberArk.
• Oversee user access lifecycle processes through IGA platforms such as SailPoint, ensuring secure provisioning, de-provisioning, and access certifications.
• Provide compliance oversight for authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., SSO, MFA), ensuring alignment with security policies and audit expectations.
• Oversee and validate user access in SAP systems (ECC and S/4), ensuring adherence to Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Segregation of Duties (SoD) principles, and established compliance standards.
• Identify and drive improvements to IAM and compliance-related processes by analyzing gaps, reducing manual effort, and delivering scalable, audit-ready solutions.
• Serve as a compliance advisor on IAM controls, working cross-functionally to embed strong, sustainable practices.
• Mentor junior team members and act as a point of escalation for complex issues, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision of their future in Cyber Security.  Are you ready to be part of this success story? #cyberatsobeys #DigitalatSobeys #LI-Hybrid    #LI-VJ1

What you have to offer:

What you have to offer

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in IAM, with deep expertise in Active Directory, Entra ID, and CyberArk.
• 3+ years of experience with IGA platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt), including policy development, lifecycle workflows, and certification campaigns.
• Strong experience collaborating with Engineering and Cybersecurity teams to ensure SSO, MFA, and RBAC implementations meet compliance and audit requirements.
• Proven ability to assess and optimize IAM and compliance processes, reducing inefficiencies, mitigating risk, and enhancing audit readiness.
• Deep understanding of security and control frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISF SOGP), including hands-on experience with internal/external audits.
• Demonstrated ability to assess control deficiencies, design creative remediation strategies, and drive execution across teams.
• Strong experience in SAP access compliance and governance.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence and coordinate cross-functional efforts through change.

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally. 

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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process. 

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.