At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design of next-gen identity services in a major financial transformation.
- Company: Join a dynamic financial services firm focused on modernising IAM capabilities.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work model, and potential for long-term contract.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to mentor and lead technical teams.
- Why this job: Shape secure, scalable cloud-native solutions and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Extensive IAM experience and strong solution architecture skills required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
- Solution Architect – Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Hybrid Sheffield – 3 days per week onsite
- £575 – 600 per day Inside IR35
- Initial contract until end of the year with view to extend long-term
- We’re looking for an experienced
Solution Architect to join a major financial services transformation programme focused on modernising enterprise
Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities.
This is an opportunity to play a key technical leadership role in designing the next generation of identity services, helping shape secure, scalable and cloud‑native solutions within a large, complex enterprise environment.
Working closely with architects, engineering teams, security specialists and business stakeholders, you’ll define solution architecture, establish technical standards and guide delivery across a large-scale IAM transformation programme.
- What You’ll Be Doing
- Define end-to-end solution architecture across business, application, data and infrastructure domains.
- Produce High Level Designs (HLDs), Low Level Designs (LLDs) and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
- Translate business, security and regulatory requirements into secure technical solutions.
• Design modern IAM capabilities covering
- Authentication and Authorisation
- Human, Agent and Workload Identity
- Identity Federation
- API Security
- Policy-as-Code
- Secrets Management and PKI
- Design cloud-native architectures using
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and
Kubernetes .
- Define integration patterns between identity platforms, applications and infrastructure.
- Develop resilient, highly available and scalable architectures.
- Support Architecture Review Boards and technical governance.
- Review supplier designs and provide technical assurance across multiple workstreams.
- Work closely with Product Owners and engineering teams throughout delivery.
- Mentor engineers and promote architectural best practice.
- Evaluate new technologies and contribute to the long-term architecture roadmap.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong background in
- Enterprise Solution Architecture
- Extensive experience delivering
- Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions
- Authentication, Authorisation and Identity Federation (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, SCIM)
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Agent Identity and Workload Identity
- Cloud Architecture, particularly
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Kubernetes and Service Mesh
- API Architecture and API Security
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Policy-as-Code (OPA, Cedar or similar)
- PKI, Certificates and Secrets Management
- Dev Sec Ops and CI/CD
- High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Resilience Design
- Security Architecture
- Architecture Governance and Design Reviews
- Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership experience
If you’re an experienced Solution Architect with a strong IAM background and enjoy designing secure, enterprise-scale cloud solutions, we’d love to speak with you.
Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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IAM Solutions Architect Contract in Sheffield employer: Cathcart Associates Group Ltd
Cathcart Associates Group Ltd is an excellent employer for IT graduates, offering a supportive environment in the heart of Edinburgh. With comprehensive training, a competitive salary, and a strong focus on career progression, employees can thrive while developing their skills in database administration alongside experienced professionals. The company’s commitment to internal promotions and benefits like private healthcare make it a rewarding place to start your career.
Contact Details:
Cathcart Associates Group Ltd Recruitment Team
