Identity & Access Management Architect (Entra ID / Azure / SSO)
Hybrid working: 3 days per week required in the office in London.
Overview
The role will focus on designing, implementing, and evolving identity, access, and infrastructure security capabilities across hybrid environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and evaluate emerging IAM trends (e.g., passwordless authentication, decentralised identity, adaptive access controls).
- Lead automation and governance initiatives, including machine-learning-based anomaly detection.
- Integrate and optimise multi-factor authentication, biometrics, and mobile identity capabilities.
- Drive adoption of identity threat detection and response (ITDR) solutions.
- Develop and maintain IAM architecture covering identity lifecycle, governance, and privileged access.
- Design secure authentication and authorisation patterns (OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth, Kerberos, LDAP).
- Embed Zero Trust and least-privilege principles across systems and applications.
- Own global firewall architecture and contribute to micro-segmentation and network security strategy.
- Enhance privileged access management (PAM), including workflow and monitoring capabilities.
- Ensure audit readiness and contribute to compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO standards).
- Integrate IAM with HR, IT, and engineering systems for lifecycle automation.
- Oversee Conditional Acces...