Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances. At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Non-Human Identity (NHI) Validation Engineer responsible for validating the implementation, security, governance, and compliance of non-human identities across enterprise platforms. The role ensures that service accounts, application identities, workload identities, API keys, certificates, and secrets comply with organizational security policies and regulatory requirements throughout their lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Non-Human Identity Validation

• Validate the onboarding, modification, and decommissioning of non-human identities.
• Verify ownership, business justification, and approval workflows for machine identities.
• Ensure service accounts comply with enterprise security standards.
• Identify orphaned, dormant, or duplicate non-human identities.

Security Controls Validation

• Validate least-privilege access for service accounts and application identities.
• Verify authentication methods, credential management, and privileged access controls.
• Ensure proper implementation of MFA exemptions, where applicable, according to policy.
• Validate segregation of duties (SoD) and access governance controls.

Secrets and Credential Validation

• Verify that secrets, API keys, certificates, and passwords are securely stored.
• Validate automated credential rotation and expiration policies.
• Ensure applications retrieve secrets from approved enterprise vault solutions.
• Verify certificate lifecycle management and renewal processes.

Cloud & Platform Validation

Validate non-human identities across:

• AWS IAM Roles and IAM Anywhere
• Azure Managed Identities
• Google Cloud Service Accounts
• Kubernetes Service Accounts
• Docker containers
• CI/CD pipeline
• Serverless workloads

Compliance Validation

• Perform validation against SOX, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and internal security standards.
• Support internal and external audits by providing validation evidence.
• Review policy exceptions and validate remediation activities.

Testing & Reporting

• Execute validation test plans and document findings.
• Perform control effectiveness testing.
• Generate compliance dashboards and validation reports.
• Track validation issues through closure.

Automation

• Develop automated validation scripts using Python, PowerShell, SQL, or REST APIs.
• Automate evidence collection and compliance reporting.
• Improve validation efficiency through scripting and workflow automation.

Required Technical Skills

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Non-Human Identity (NHI) Governance
• Service Account Management
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
• CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint, or Saviynt
• AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
• Kubernetes and container security
• Python, PowerShell, SQL, and REST APIs
• Git, Terraform, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in IAM, Cybersecurity, Audit, Risk, or Security Validation.
• Experience validating enterprise IAM or NHI implementations.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP
• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• Microsoft SC-300
• Microsoft AZ-500
• CyberArk Defender
• HashiCorp Vault Associate
• Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)

Success Metrics

• Accurate validation of non-human identity lifecycle controls.
• Timely completion of validation and compliance reviews.
• Reduction in orphaned and non-compliant service accounts.
• Successful audit outcomes with minimal findings.
• Increased automation of validation and reporting processes.
• Improved visibility into non-human identity security posture.

This version emphasizes validation, testing, audit readiness, compliance, and control effectiveness rather than implementation, making it well suited for a Quality Assurance, Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC), or Security Validation function.

Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665

Rewards: Medical, dental, vision 401k Term life Voluntary life and disability insurance Optional Pre-paid legal plan Optional Identity theft plan Optional Medical and dependent FSA Work-visa sponsorship Opportunity for advancement Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client

Select Awards

• An INC 5000 company for 10 years
• Corp! Michigan Economic Bright Spots
• Crain's Detroit Business Top Staffing Service Companies in Detroit
• TechServe Alliance Excellence Award- IT and Engineering Staffing & Solutions
• Best of MichBusiness winner in HR Wizards & Partnerships
• Metro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment, Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest
• 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Michigan