Identity & Access Management Architect

Identity & Access Management Architect (IAM/Entra ID/Azure AD/SSO/RBAC)

Hybrid working: 3 days per week required in the office in London.

Overview
The role will focus on designing, implementing, and evolving identity, access, and infrastructure security capabilities across hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and evaluate emerging IAM trends (eg, passwordless authentication, decentralised identity, adaptive access controls).
- Lead automation and governance initiatives, including machine-learning-based anomaly detection.
- Integrate and optimise multi-factor authentication, biometrics, and mobile identity capabilities.
- Drive adoption of identity threat detection and response (ITDR) solutions.
- Develop and maintain IAM architecture covering identity life cycle, governance, and privileged access.
- Design secure authentication and authorisation patterns (OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth, Kerberos, LDAP).
- Embed Zero Trust and least-privilege principles across systems and applications.
- Own global Firewall architecture and contribute to micro-segmentation and network security strategy.
- Enhance privileged access management (PAM), including workflow and monitoring capabilities.
- Ensure audit readiness and contribute to compliance frameworks (eg, ISO standards).
- Integrate IAM with HR, IT, and engineering systems for life cycle automation.
- Oversee Conditional Access, risk-based authentication, and device-state policies.
- Support the secure operation of multi-site Active Directory domains and cloud identity platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-regional IT and business leaders; manage vendor relationships and roadmaps.
- Assess IAM vulnerabilities and define mitigation strategies.

Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
- Strong background in IAM engineering/architecture within enterprise environments, including leadership of complex design initiatives.
- Experience in global or large-scale organisations preferred.

Certifications desirable:
- CISSP
- Identity & Access Administrator (required)
- Azure Cybersecurity Expert (preferred)
- CIAM or similar (highly desirable)

Technical Skills
- Deep expertise in IAM across hybrid Microsoft ecosystems, including Azure AD/Entra ID and on-premises Active Directory.
- Strong understanding of authentication/SSO standards (OIDC, SAML, OAuth, Kerberos, LDAP).
- Experience with RBAC, entitlement management, and automated provisioning/deprovisioning.
- Skilled in PowerShell, REST APIs, and identity automation.
- Familiar with micro-segmentation, NDR, and network-IAM interplay.
- Experience with infrastructure hardening and monitoring across hybrid environments.
- Knowledge of Azure Policy, landing zones, and Conditional Access at scale.

Identity & Access Management Architect (IAM/Entra ID/Azure AD/SSO/RBAC)

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