[Hiring] Identity and Access Management Engineer @ISR Recruitment

Role Description

We are currently supporting a confidential public sector organisation on a major central government project (Government Digital Services / GDS) in the search for an experienced Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer to join their technology function on an initial 6-month contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards the design, implementation and support of secure identity and access management solutions within a highly regulated, mission-critical environment supporting nationally important services. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening authentication, authorisation and identity governance capabilities across enterprise platforms and cloud environments, helping to ensure secure and compliant access to systems, applications and data.

• Design, implement and support Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions across enterprise environments
• Support authentication, authorisation and identity governance initiatives
• Manage and maintain identity lifecycle processes including onboarding, provisioning, role-based access and deprovisioning
• Support Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and privileged access management solutions
• Work closely with infrastructure, cloud, security and application teams to ensure secure identity integration across platforms
• Assist with the implementation and optimisation of access controls, policies and governance frameworks
• Support audit, compliance and security initiatives relating to user access and identity management
• Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related incidents, access issues and authentication challenges
• Contribute towards automation and continuous improvement initiatives across IAM and security operations
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, standards and operational procedures

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience within Identity and Access Management engineering environments
• Experience supporting enterprise IAM platforms and authentication technologies
• Good understanding of:
• Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Identity federation
• Experience working with cloud identity technologies and enterprise directory services
• Understanding of security best practices, identity governance and access control frameworks
• Experience supporting access provisioning and user lifecycle management processes
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability
• Experience working within secure, enterprise-scale environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Requirements

• Experience within government, healthcare or highly regulated environments
• Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID, Active Directory or similar IAM technologies
• Exposure to privileged access management (PAM) solutions
• Experience supporting cloud-first or hybrid infrastructure environments
• Familiarity with identity standards such as:
• OAuth 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• SAML

Applications

To learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as a GDS-focused Identity and Access Management Engineer (IAM) for an initial 6 month engagement, operating on a remote-working basis; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on 07436 071 872 or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV ([email protected]) for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence.