Post by Alla Geykhman MBA, CISSP

25 years in enterprise technology. The last 6 in identity access management and privileged access at Vanguard. Now I'm looking for what's next. I spent those 6 years on SailPoint IdentityIQ, CyberArk, and Active Directory — implementing an RBAC model that took new joiner provisioning from a 2-week wait down to day one. Supported access certifications, credential rotation, and SOX/NIST compliance for a Fortune 500 workforce. I was also on the segmentation team that implemented least privilege across 40,000+ user and non-user IDs, tiering access levels enterprise-wide. Before IAM: 19 years across infrastructure operations at Vanguard — web applications, Unix/Linux production systems, deployment pipelines. CISSP. MBA. BS Computer Science. When COVID hit, I didn't sit still. I taught myself digital marketing and analytics, then helped local businesses who lost revenue during COVID grow it back. That same curiosity now has me working with agentic AI and large language models — I've built an automated audit tool and applied AI to automate security workflows and documentation. Not because it's trendy — because it works. I'm looking for IAM Engineer, Security Engineer, or PAM roles where hands-on experience matters. Remote preferred, Philadelphia area for hybrid. Available now. If you're building a security team — or know someone who is — I'd appreciate the introduction. What's the best advice you've received during a career transition? #OpenToWork #IAM #CyberSecurity #CISSP #SailPoint #CyberArk