Access Governance Analyst

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Job reference 338709
Access Governance Analyst
Competitive salary, 10% annual bonus potential, 25 days an nual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time

Hybrid working London Farringdon or Sheffield x3 days a week in the office

Access Governance Analyst – Royal Mail Group

Royal Mail Group is seeking an Access Governance Analyst to help strengthen and maintain our access governance framework. In this role, you’ll ensure that access to systems and data is properly controlled, regularly reviewed, and swiftly revoked when no longer required. You will play an essential part in safeguarding sensitive information, supporting compliance, and enabling secure, well‑managed operations across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Access Control Management
• Ensure user access to Royal Mail Group systems and data aligns with security policies and standards.

Periodic Access Reviews
• Coordinate and conduct regular access reviews across critical systems to confirm access appropriateness and spot anomalies.

Access Revocation
• Remove or adjust access rights promptly when users change roles, leave the organisation, or no longer require access.

Policy Compliance
• Support adherence to internal access governance policies and external regulatory requirements, including audit readiness.

Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with IT, HR, business teams, and suppliers to promote consistent, effective access governance processes.

Reporting & Metrics
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports that highlight performance, exceptions, and trends within access governance.

Process Improvement
• Identify opportunities to enhance controls, streamline access review cycles, and reduce manual effort through automation and improved tooling.

Scope & Impact

• Provides services across Royal Mail Group and to RMG suppliers with access to RMG systems and data.
• Operates within a small, focused team with group-wide reach and visibility.

Key Skills

• Access Management Expertise – Strong understanding of IAM principles including RBAC, least privilege, and segregation of duties.
• Analytical Thinking – Ability to interpret access data, spot patterns, and make informed decisions.
• Attention to Detail – Precision in reviewing access rights, documentation, and audit trails.
• Communication & Collaboration – Confident working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem Solving – Proactive in identifying issues and delivering practical, risk-aware solutions.
• Technical Proficiency – Experience with tools such as SailPoint, CyberArk, PowerShell, user directories, and reporting platforms. Knowledge of cloud environments (Microsoft 365, Entra ID, GCP).
• Regulatory Awareness – Understanding of GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST or similar frameworks and their relevance to access governance.

Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, CCSP or similar certifications are desirable but not essential.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Funded Dental – As a manager you are eligible to a level of employer funded dental insurance*
• Health Assessment – As a manager you are eligible to an employer funded health assessment every 2 years*
• Benefits Account – You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.

*Available only to permanent employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail / Parcelforce / RM Property and Facilities Solutions. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you. (delete if essential criteria only)

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:

Closing Date: . 7th May 2026 Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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