Job Title: Solution Architect – Customer Identity & Access (CIPM) Duration: Initial 12 month contract Workload: Full time hours Setup: Day rate contract inside IR35 Location: London (Hybrid) Overview: We are looking for a hands‑on Solution Architect who deeply understands large‑scale customer identity platforms. Someone who can design and govern CIPM/CIAM architectures, ensure secure customer authentication using OAuth2/OIDC, and handle privacy, consent and regulatory compliance for tens of millions of users. Key Responsibilities: Act as a senior individual contributor delivering solution architecture, consultancy and design assurance across complex identity programmes. Design and govern Customer Identity Profile Management (CIPM) solutions aligned with enterprise standards and reference architectures. Translate architecture standards and guidelines into practical, scalable solutions and resolve complex technical challenges. Provide architectural leadership for customer authentication and identity platforms operating at large scale. Apply enterprise architecture tools and methodologies to create, manage and reuse architecture artefacts. Engage senior business and IT stakeholders, influencing decisions at leadership level. Contribute to technology roadmaps across cloud, integration, security and identity domains. Support and mentor other architects and technical professionals as required. Must‑Have Skills: Strong CIPM / CIAM architecture experience OAuth2 / OpenID Connect standards Customer authentication and identity solutions at scale Customer privacy, data protection and regulatory compliance Enterprise solution architecture experience Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Nice‑to‑Have: Experience with large B2C/B2B identity platforms Exposure to cloud and integration reference architectures Previous work in regulated or enterprise environments
