Sr Mgr Identity & Access Governance IA bei Frontier Airlines

Why Work for Frontier Airlines?  

At Frontier, we believe the skies should be for everyone. We deliver on this promise through our commitment to Low Fares Done Right. This is more than our tagline - it’s our driving philosophy. Every member of Team Frontier has an important role to play in bringing this vision to life.  Our successful business model allows travelers to take advantage of our fast-growing route network, while our bundled and unbundled pricing options allow our customers to personalize their travel experience and only pay for the services they need, saving them money along the way.   

What We Stand For  

Low Fares Done Right is our mission, and we strive to bring it to life every day.   Our ‘Done Right’ promise means delivering not only affordable prices but also making travel friendly and easy for our customers.  To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we’re not afraid to try new things.  While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.  

Work Perks   

At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members.  Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:  

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises, and vacation packages
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage, and over 2,000 other vendors
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time, and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference.  The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees with financial assistance during catastrophic hardship

Who We Are  

Frontier Airlines is committed to offering ‘Low Fares Done Right’ to more than 100 destinations and growing in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, and Mexico on more than 350 daily flights. Headquartered in Denver, Frontier’s hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves on delivering the company’s signature Low Fares Done Right service to customers. Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2018 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry’s most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.  

* Frontier is the most fuel-efficient of all major U.S. carriers when measured by ASMs per fuel gallon consumed.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Senior Manager of Identity & Access Governance (IAG) at Frontier Airlines oversees the critical function of Identity Access Governance within the Cybersecurity team. In this role, the manager leads a team of resources responsible for the oversight and support of processes related to authentication, authorization, profile management, and recertification processes. The manager will drive the maturity of the IAG program by implementing best practices and increasing adoption through onboarding technology platforms and refining processes. The manager will serve as the primary point of contact for access provisioning, governance, and administrative needs across the organization. The candidate will work on leading and expanding the adoption of a corporate Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution. 

The IAG Sr Manager will promote a centralized access management architecture as well as present automation of provisioning and governance for current and newly integrated applications. Candidate will ensure that business partners, contractors, and employees have the right access to the right systems at the right times for the right reasons. The role will actively maintain internal and external relationships with stakeholders to support identity-related cybersecurity initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Provide organizational and technical leadership on identity and access management function.
• Design, deliver, and execute on Identity and Access Governance (IAG) vision and roadmap.
• Implement IAG program management, governance, and lead technical teams to ensure alignment with strategy and vision.
• Support development and implementation of security policies, procedures, and documented security controls.
• Manage and oversee control performance of user access reviews for key systems and applications in the environment (standard and privileged users).
• Manage and oversee performance of role review and segregation of duties control functions.
• Integrate and manage automated IGA solution that supports privileged and non-privileged user access re-certification campaigns.
• Manage a combination of onshore/offshore team members, assuring identity-related tasks are completed timely and effectively.
• Closely collaborate with Internal and External Audit functions, to assure identity program and controls are operating effectively to meet compliance requirements.
• Assure appropriate SDLC and change-related controls are followed when implementing IGA solutions or identity enhancements.
• Support the onboarding of access-related controls and recurring testing on regulated applications (e.g., SOX, TSA, PCI).
• Establish and enforce control implementation of password and account lockout policies for user and consumer systems/applications.
• Support requirements and implementation of a commercial-facing consumer single sign-on (multi-factor) capability.
• Partner with key stakeholders to develop requirements to design and implement compelling Identity and Access Management (IAM)/Identity Governance & Access (IGA) solutions aligning to corporate strategic goals.
• Conduct discovery workshops and interview business owners for gap analysis and propose best practices and future state.
• Partner and collaborate with business, cybersecurity, systems/network engineering, security administrators, and application owners to prioritize, develop, and deliver identity & access standards, best practices, architecture, and systems to ensure access controls across the enterprise.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of projects with hands-on involvement in development and configuration of IAM/IGA solutions.
• Manage the design and implementation for an enterprise IAM/IGA solution, factoring feeds/interfaces for HR systems, contractor management systems, Active Directory, IT Service Management tools, and downstream applications.
• Oversee Privileged Identity Access (PIM) and Privilege Access Management (PAM) efforts.
• Ensure IAM solutions are meeting security and business objectives and outcomes by establishing metrics that lead to improvement enhancements.
• Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the industry.
• Monitor progress, manage risk, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Support M&A activities, ensuring that appropriate access control due diligence reviews are performed, risks identified, and mitigation plans are enacted with the appropriate teams.
• Acts as a role model and positive coach/mentor to develop team members in accordance with Frontier behaviors and principles.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• 5+ years of operational experience with ongoing maintenance of Active Directory, Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, and/or User Account Management platforms.
• 4+ years of experience configuring and implementing packaged or custom IAM solutions, such as: Saviynt, SailPoint, ForgeRock, or equivalent tool.
• 5+ years of experience with control performance on Identity & Access Governance activities: including role-based access control (RBAC) reviews, access request and certification, and password/account lockout reviews.
• 3+ years of experience with direct people management
• 5+ years of experience in highly regulated industry
• Experience with the airline industry a plus.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in developing and maintaining policies, standards, and guidance artifacts.
• Expert knowledge in core IAM Domains: Identity Governance and Administration, Privileged Access Management, Authentication, Authorization, Identity Lifecycle Management.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and deploying IAM/IGA solutions in an enterprise environment. Platforms such as Azure AD, Okta, SailPoint, Saviynt, ForgeRock.
• Subject matter expertise for Identity & Access Governance including role-based access control (RBAC), access request and certification.
• Demonstrates extensive understanding of IAM concepts such as directory services, SSO, federation, MFA, provisioning, access certification, roles, and segregation of duties (SOD).
• Demonstratable knowledge of legacy and modern authentication protocol differences (such as RADIUS, SAML, OpenID, Oauth, and LDAP).
• Exceptional consultative and interpersonal skills that have resulted in business relationships of impeccable trust, confidence, and results.
• Exhibit leadership skills required to manage resources as well as projects deliverables.
• Knowledge of industry trends and current and emerging risks.
• Self-directed professional with strong work ethics and excellent organizational skills.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills with business and technical group.

Equipment Operated

Experience supporting Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platforms.

Work Environment

Typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled.

Will require being on call for after-hours and weekend support.

Physical Effort

Light physical effort required by handling objects up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently.

Supervision Received

General Direction:  The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

Salary Range: $123,462 - $163,873. Please note: this posting has a closing date of on or before midnight 12/01/25 MT.

Positions Supervised

Contract Analyst(s) 

Workplace Policies 

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature and level of work required of the referenced position; they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position.  Please be advised that duties and expectations of this position may be subject to change. 

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and, as such, is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including: recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

Frontier Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace.  All prospective employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP).  Further, any applicant who is found to have tested positive on any required drug or alcohol test at a former employer will be considered ineligible for employment with Frontier. 

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