At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and architecture of next-gen IAM solutions for a global financial services organisation.
- Company: Join a leading global financial services firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work model, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Opportunity to shape future architecture and improve operational resilience.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on security transformation in a major enterprise programme.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in IAM within financial services and strong technical leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
TECHNICAL LEAD - IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM) - CONTRACT
Sheffield | Hybrid (1-3 Days On-Site) | Until 30th November 2026 | High Chance of Extension | £600-650 Per Day | Umbrella (Inside IR35)
THE PROJECT
A global financial services organisation is delivering a large-scale Identity & Access Management (IAM) transformation and is looking for an experienced Technical Lead to help shape and deliver next‑generation identity services.
This is an opportunity to lead the technical direction of a major enterprise programme, driving secure, scalable IAM solutions across a complex global environment.
- Lead the technical design and architecture for enterprise IAM solutions.
- Define and maintain High & Low Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs).
- Drive technical decision‑making, solution governance, and technology selection.
- Ensure alignment with security, enterprise architecture, and regulatory standards.
- Champion Zero Trust and Identity-First security principles.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and design assurance across engineering teams.
- Support delivery planning, technical risk management, and cross-team integration.
- Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and production‑ready.
SKILLS NEEDED
- Proven experience leading enterprise IAM programmes within Financial Services.
- Strong background in Identity & Access Management, Authentication, and Authorisation.
- Experience designing secure, scalable architectures in complex enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust, Identity Lifecycle Management, Secrets Management, and API Security.
- Experience with Dev Sec Ops, Secure SDLC, cloud-native security, and automation.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business teams.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Bonus
- Experience with Workload Identity, Policy-as-Code, Certificate Lifecycle Management, Event-Driven Identity Integration, and Observability.
- YOUR IMPACT
You'll play a key role in transforming enterprise Identity & Access Management for a global banking organisation, helping deliver secure, scalable identity services that underpin critical business operations.
Your technical leadership will shape future architecture, improve operational resilience, and support the delivery of one of the organisation's largest security transformation programmes.
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