Case study · Finance & Professional Services
IAM overhaul under regulatory deadline at a top-10 investment bank
A top-10 global investment bank had to overhaul its identity and access management system inside a 90-day regulatory deadline and needed 25 CyberArk specialists from a talent pool its incumbent vendor had called thin. ApTask onboarded all 25 inside 30 days; the bank reached 100% audit compliance and vulnerability markers fell 40% in the first quarter.
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30 days25 specialists deployed · 100% audit compliance
Banking · Investment · Risk · Compliance
Challenge
What was the challenge?
A top-10 global investment bank had to overhaul their identity and access management system to meet new international security standards inside a 90-day regulatory deadline. The internal estimate required 25 CyberArk specialists, and their incumbent staffing firm had warned them the talent pool was thin.
Solution
What did ApTask deliver?
ApTask deployed our authentication-led sourcing model on a 24-hour technical-sprint cadence. Every candidate cleared identity verification, technical proof-of-work against the client’s exact stack, and a back-channel reference before reaching the bank’s interview loop. We pre-built a CyberArk-trained bench during the first ten days so substitution risk was hedged.
Result
What was the result?
25 CyberArk specialists onboarded inside 30 days — a third of the original timeline. The bank achieved 100% audit compliance against the new standard, and system-vulnerability markers dropped 40% in the first quarter post-deployment.
Engagement model
Which engagement model did the IAM overhaul use?
ApTask’s authentication-led sourcing model on a 24-hour technical-sprint cadence, as the case describes it: every one of the 25 specialists cleared identity verification, technical proof-of-work against the client’s exact stack and a back-channel reference before reaching the bank’s interview loop, and a CyberArk-trained bench was pre-built in the first ten days so substitution risk was hedged. That authenticated pipeline is the one Strategic Workforce Staffing describes for every placement it makes.
At a glance
What are the facts of this engagement, and where are they stated?
Every engagement-specific row below restates a sentence from the Challenge, Solution or Result sections above, which are the case study as ApTask publishes it; the vertical row cites the case-studies hub and the service-page row the page that states the engagement model’s terms. No figure appears here that is not stated there, and the client stays anonymised exactly as the source anonymises it.
| Item | Detail | Stated in |
|---|---|---|
| Client | A top-10 global investment bank | Challenge, above |
| Vertical | Finance & Professional Services — banking, investment, risk, compliance | Case studies hub |
| Team | A CyberArk-trained bench pre-built during the first ten days so substitution risk was hedged | Solution, above |
| Specialists required | 25 CyberArk specialists, per the internal estimate, inside a 90-day regulatory deadline | Challenge, above |
| Engagement model | Authentication-led sourcing on a 24-hour technical-sprint cadence: identity verification, technical proof-of-work and a back-channel reference | Solution, above |
| Service page | Strategic Workforce Staffing — authenticated talent under one elastic supply channel | Strategic Workforce Staffing |
| Timeline | 25 CyberArk specialists onboarded inside 30 days — a third of the original timeline | Result, above |
| Outcomes | 100% audit compliance against the new standard; system-vulnerability markers down 40% in the first quarter post-deployment | Result, above |
Finance & Professional Services
Why does ApTask staff finance & professional services this way?
Finance and compliance roles turn on regulatory knowledge as much as functional skill. Our recruiters in this vertical came out of finance, accounting, or compliance careers themselves — they know why a lapsed Series 7 disqualifies a candidate, what a proper SOX walkthrough should sound like in an internal-audit interview, and which regulatory changes reshape a job description overnight.
How it works
How does an authenticated-sourcing engagement run at ApTask?
The case names the authentication-led sourcing model on a 24-hour technical-sprint cadence; the Strategic Workforce Staffing page describes that pipeline in five steps, quoted below as that page states them: a workforce diagnostic, engagement-model calibration, authenticated sourcing, a scored shortlist inside the SLA window, and deployment with a continuity reserve. The page lists its own model options at step two; the case study does not state which of them the 25 specialists were engaged on.
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Workforce diagnostic
A 60-minute working session with your hiring manager and HRBP that maps the next four quarters of headcount, the stack, and the seasonality of demand. You leave with a written staffing thesis, not a pile of resumes.
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Engagement-model calibration
For every open seat we recommend a model: direct hire for core roles, contract for bounded work, contract-to-hire when fit is uncertain. The recommendation is on the record before any candidate is presented.
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Authenticated sourcing
Identity verification, employment-history reconciliation, technical proof-of-work, and reference checks — every candidate clears the same pipeline regardless of engagement model.
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Shortlist & decision
A shortlist of 3–5 candidates inside the SLA window — 48 hours for contract, 5 business days for direct hire — each with a scorecard, so the decision is built on evidence rather than enthusiasm.
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Deployment & continuity
Equipment, NDA, payroll, and benefits onboarding handled inside our platform. We hold a continuity reserve so any active engagement has a replacement candidate identified within 48 hours of an unexpected exit.
Finance & Professional Services case study, the questions we hear most.
Who was the client in the IAM overhaul case study?
A top-10 global investment bank facing a 90-day regulatory deadline. ApTask does not name case-study clients on the site; reference customers are available under NDA, and the full attribution can be shared during the strategist call.
How did ApTask fill 25 CyberArk roles in 30 days?
Through its authentication-led sourcing model on a 24-hour technical-sprint cadence: every candidate cleared identity verification, technical proof-of-work against the client’s exact stack and a back-channel reference before reaching the bank’s interview loop. A CyberArk-trained bench was pre-built in the first ten days to hedge substitution risk.
What did the bank’s IAM program achieve after the deployment?
100% audit compliance against the new international security standard, with system-vulnerability markers down 40% in the first quarter after deployment. The 30-day onboarding was a third of the original timeline.
Does ApTask staff IAM and cybersecurity roles outside banking?
Yes. Cybersecurity architects covering SOC, IAM and GRC are among the roles ApTask fills most in New York, and the cybersecurity talent page covers IAM architects, OT/ICS security engineers and GRC leads across industries.
Related pages.
Cybersecurity talent
IAM architects, SOC and GRC engineers for regulated clients.
Financial services IT staffing
Trading-platform, quant, IAM and GRC roles for the buy side and sell side.
Strategic Workforce Staffing
Authenticated talent under one elastic supply channel, with the SLA and guarantees.
IT staffing solutions
The technology bench behind the authenticated sourcing model, with a 24-hour calibration slate.
IT staffing in New York City
Financial-services demand in Manhattan and the tri-state region.
IT staffing in Newark and Jersey City
The Jersey City and Weehawken financial-services hub.
Guide: IT staffing cost
How bill rates, fees and markups are built, with a worked table.
All case studies
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A regulatory deadline and a thin talent pool?
Tell us the standard, the stack and the date. We will run the authenticated sourcing model on a sprint cadence and pre-build the bench so substitution risk is hedged from day one.