Job Title: Security Manager - Identity Engineering
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Edinburgh or Alderley Edge
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 18th May 2025
We are looking to recruit for an exciting role within our Security & Resilience function. This operationally focused role involves maintaining high standards to ensure colleagues only have appropriate access for their roles, minimizing potential damage from cybersecurity incidents.
The successful candidate will work with minimal guidance in the Identity & Access Management field and will be accountable for the day-to-day support of Identity tooling. The role includes direct management of a small team of Identity Engineers and overseeing their daily tasks. It also involves developing the team's skills to ensure expertise in operating Identity Management controls across the business.
About the role
1. Responsibility for developing IAM Engineering, coaching team members to implement technical components of the Identity strategy aligned with Cyber and Business strategies.
2. Managing Cloud identity standards and measuring Royal London's performance against them.
3. Leading the Identity Engineering team in developing processes, procedures, tools, and metrics for Privileged Access Management & Identity Governance tooling to ensure optimal operation within SLAs.
4. Substituting for the Head of Operational Security in management forums when required.
5. Developing KRI reporting to assess the effectiveness of Identity Management controls.
6. Recommending tooling enhancements and automation opportunities to improve detection, containment, and eradication of security threats.
7. Managing technical risks faced by IAM, overseeing the control framework, and implementing the Risk Management System (RMS).
About you
* Strong analytical and methodical approach to challenges.
* High accuracy and focused work ethic.
* Effective communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
* Experience leading operational security teams with diverse skill sets.
* Understanding of Identity Management methodologies within Financial Services to meet regulatory requirements.
* Keeping current with Identity Management best practices through conferences and professional development.
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings, and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise
To our colleagues, we promise an inclusive, responsible, enjoyable, and fulfilling workplace, underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values: Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We offer great benefits such as 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 14% employer matching pension scheme, and private medical insurance. See all our benefits here -
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Inclusion, Diversity, and Belonging
We are an inclusive employer that values diverse backgrounds and cultures. Our diverse perspectives contribute to our skills and are recognized and respected, regardless of background.
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