Automate JML Securely Without the Overhead

Identity lifecycle management (ILM) is the process of managing a digital identity through all stages of its existence: from initial creation, through changes and access adjustments, to deactivation or deletion. It ensures identities have appropriate access at each stage of their tenure, reducing risk and operational friction. ILM includes onboarding, role changes, offboarding, and continuous review of entitlements.

With Lumos, identity lifecycle management is automated. Using HRIS/IdP syncs, role‑based templates, and AI‑powered audits (via Albus), Lumos ensures identities are provisioned and deprovisioned cleanly, permissions adjust as roles evolve, and no stale or excess access lingers.

An identity lifecycle management solution is a software platform designed to automate, orchestrate, and enforce the processes that govern identity creation, change management, role transitions, and deprovisioning. It provides workflows, policy enforcement, integrations with HR systems, access reviews, audit trails, and reporting. For example, Lumos acts as that solution: automating Joiner‑Mover‑Leaver (JML) flows, pre‑configuring birthright access, enforcing least privilege, integrating with over 300 apps, and providing automated audit evidence.

Employee lifecycle management refers to managing the journey of an employee within an organization: from hiring, onboarding, internal moves or promotions, to offboarding. It covers both identity and resource access, ensuring each employee gets needed access quickly and safely, and that access is updated or removed as roles or employment status change. Lumos makes this efficient by linking HRIS events to access rules, delivering birthright access automatically on day one, adjusting permissions as employees move across teams or roles, and ensuring secure offboarding with automated revocation.

The Joiner‑Mover‑Leaver (JML) process describes the lifecycle stages for identities:

- Joiner: when a user joins the organization or is onboarded, receiving initial access.
- Mover: when the user's role, team, department, or responsibilities change, triggering updates to their access permissions.
- Leaver: when a user exits or leaves and their access must be revoked.

This process is central to identity lifecycle management, helping to maintain least privilege, reduce risk, and ensure compliance.

Automating JML workflows involves connecting authoritative identity sources (like HRIS and Identity Providers), defining role‑based policies, and using system integrations and workflow engines to trigger provisioning, role updates, and deprovisioning automatically. Key steps include:

- Syncing HRIS/IdP events (join, move, leave)
- Applying policy/rule templates for access based on role, department, location
- Automatically provisioning birthright access and requestable permissions
- Auto‑revoking access upon leave or role change
- Conducting automated user access reviews and logging all actions for compliance

Lumos automates JML by orchestrating all of the above across 300+ applications, using AI‑powered templates and dashboards. With Lumos, IT teams gain real‑time automation, reduced manual effort, and audit readiness out of the box.