IAM Architect (Contract)
Contract Details
* Day Rate: £700 per day
* IR35: Outside IR35
* Duration: 6 months initially
* Location: London (2 days per week onsite)
* Start Date: ASAP
* Strong likelihood of extension due to multi-year IAM roadmap.
We’re supporting a large-scale technology organisation undergoing a significant uplift in their Product Security and Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities. As part of this expansion, they are seeking an experienced Identity Security Architect to shape and drive their future-state identity architecture across both enterprise and customer-facing environments.
This is a strategic, hands-on architecture role where you’ll work closely with security, platform engineering, and enterprise technology teams to strengthen identity foundations, define security standards, and ensure best-practice adoption across the organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Designing the target IAM security architecture across authentication, authorisation, federation, governance, provisioning, and lifecycle management.
* Developing and promoting reusable, secure design patterns and architectural components.
* Defining IAM-related security standards, controls, and requirements for internal teams.
* Partnering with engineering and enterprise technology teams to align identity systems under a unified strategic direction.
* Acting as a key liaison between Product Security and wider technology teams to influence identity decisions.
* Providing security architecture guidance to support regulatory and internal risk compliance.
What You’ll Bring
* 5+ years’ experience in Security Architecture, Identity Security, or IAM Architecture.
* Strong grounding in core identity concepts: RBAC, ABAC, Zero Trust, PAM, JIT provisioning, etc.
* Expertise with IAM protocols and standards such as SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, SCIM, MFA and federated identity.
* Experience with modern identity platforms: Entra (Azure AD), Auth0, Okta, AWS IAM, GCP IAM, Google Workspace, etc.
* Ability to operate in complex environments and influence senior technical and business stakeholders.
* Experience designing enterprise-level IAM solutions in regulated or security-mature organisations.
Nice to Have
* Exposure to PCI DSS, SOC2, or other regulatory frameworks.
* Experience working in fintech, financial services, or other regulated industries.
* Security certifications such as CISM, CISSP, or IAM vendor-specific credentials.