Senior IAM Engineer in Salford

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, develop, integrate, deploy and maintain Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Electronic Identity Management (EIM) technologies.
• Provide subject matter expertise in IAM design issues, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure.
• Integrate IAM, PAM and EIM tools with enterprise systems, applications and directories (e.g., Active Directory, EntraID, HR systems, core business applications).
• Develop custom connectors, workflows and policies in IAM for onboarding/offboarding and access provisioning as well as certificates, keys and secrets.
• Identify, analyse and resolve system design weaknesses. Troubleshoot and manage the resolution of issues relating to identities, systems, access, accounts, authentication, authorisation, entitlements and permissions.
• Determine and recommend the most appropriate response to identified more complex problems, issues and/or defects by assessing impact and prioritisation.
• Develop and adhere to guidelines/processes for deploying, monitoring, maintaining and documenting essential services, such as detailed design, configuration guides, SOPs and playbooks to support operations.
• Be part of (as required) out-of-hours on-call rota supporting key IAM services.
• Deliver the correct level of service to stakeholders and users.

Requirements

• Strong demonstrable experience of the design, implementation and operation of IGA /PAM /EIM tools in Cloud environments, such as BeyondTrust, Delinea, Sailpoint, Saviynt, MS PIM, Fortanix, Venafi etc.
• Knowledge of identity protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP, Kerberos).
• Experience in integrating IAM solutions with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and on-premises applications.
• Understand the use of AI in IAM and EIM.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, EntraIS, MFA, SSO, identity federation and group policy management.
• Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python, REST APIs).
• Equivalent experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or specific IAM certifications (e.g., Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)).
• Experience in IAM Engineering roles.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks and security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
• Experience in delivering IAM solutions in large-scale, such as across multi-national organisations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex IAM concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.