VodafoneThree - Senior Solution Architect, CIAM
Aggregate function: Technology
Business Area: VT Digital Engineering
Posting Country: United Kingdom
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London OR Newbury + Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
What you’ll do
* Lead and influence the authentication product roadmap, using your end-to-end Identity and Access Management (IDAM) expertise to guide long-term architectural direction
* Shape the architectural runway to support new and evolving capabilities such as passwordless and biometric login (FIDO2), adaptive and risk-based authentication, and social sign‑ins
* Evaluate and adopt modern authentication protocols and open standards to meet clear business and customer outcomes
* Partner closely with Product Owners, Technical Product Owners, UX, Engineering Managers, and senior developers to define functional and non‑functional requirements and design robust end‑to‑end solutions
* Own impact assessments and solution blueprints, including providing VROM and ROM estimates for new business demands
* Champion incremental delivery, supporting phased planning and helping teams ship customer value early and often
* Ensure solutions align with AWS/Azure Well‑Architected Framework principles, with a strong focus on security, resilience, scalability, maintainability, and cost efficiency
* Protect the integrity and reusability of authentication solutions throughout their lifecycle, keeping designs as simple and elegant as possible
Who you are
* Deep expertise in federated identity management and security concepts, and strong working knowledge of standards such as OpenID Connect, OAuth2, SAML, and related RFCs
* Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise‑scale identity solutions for B2C or B2B platforms
* Strong background designing cloud‑based services using microservices and micro‑frontend architectures
* Hands‑on experience defining and designing RESTful APIs to industry standards
* A solid understanding of AWS or equivalent Well‑Architected Framework pillars, especially security, scalability, performance, maintainability, and cost management
* Ability to communicate solution designs clearly using standard modeling approaches such as UML or C4
* Confident communicator who can explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
* Practical experience working within Agile delivery methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean
* Experience integrating enterprise‑grade SaaS‑based IDAM platforms
What we offer
We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and loads more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top‑notch parental leave policies.
Need to Know
We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulator’s standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/reasonable-adjustments/) for guidance.
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