Job title: Identity Platform Engineer
Rate: £625 per day
Location: Remote-based, with occasional travel to Reading, Warton, or Barrow
Contract: 6 months+
SC security clearance is required for this role
Overview
A leading defence technology programme is seeking an experienced Identity Platform Engineer to support the design, enhancement, and maintenance of secure identity solutions across a complex, highly regulated environment. You will work as part of a new formed specialist engineering function delivering identity, access, and authentication services critical to national defence operations.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, implement, and maintain identity and access management (IAM) platforms within secure defence environments.
* Support and improve existing identity services, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, and federation.
* Deliver engineering solutions across Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), and ADFS.
* Integrate and support identity protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
* Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for identity platform components.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Current SC Clearance (essential).
* Over 2 years' experience in identity platform engineering or IAM roles.
* Strong hands-on expertise with Entra ID, ADDS, ADFS, and hybrid identity configurations.
* Proven experience integrating authentication and identity standards: SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM.
Desirable Skills
* Experience working within MOD environments (MODCloud, MODSecure).
* Knowledge of PKI, certificate management, and privileged access tools (CyberArk, BeyondTrust).
* Exposure to DevSecOps methodologies and secure CI/CD.
If you are interested in this role or wish to apply please feel free to submit your CV.
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