Principal Engineer – CIAM Opportunity
If you're a Java Developer who considers themselves an Identity & Access Management expert ready to shape the future of digital platforms in financial services, this could be the challenge you've been waiting for.
We're hiring a Principal Engineer (CIAM) to join a Banking client, where you'll be driving technical excellence, leading innovation, and guiding engineering teams as we accelerate a new digital platform capability — transforming our digital estate and delivering a market-leading customer experience.
Role: Principal Engineer – CIAM (Permanent)
Location: London (Hybrid)
£110,000 - £140,000 +Bonus
This is a high-impact, senior role where you'll be a technical leader and mentor — influencing strategy, designing scalable IAM solutions, and working hand-in-hand with product and engineering teams.
What You'll Be Working On:
* Designing & implementing scalable, cloud-based CIAM solutions
(ForgeRock / Ping suite) or similar
* Driving best practices across authentication, SSO, MFA, OAuth2.0, OIDC,
SAML & identity lifecycle management
* Leading API & microservices development with Java, Python & JavaScript
* Embedding Site Reliability Engineering principles into IAM platforms
* Partnering with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to
align tech strategy with business goals
* Championing innovation by adopting emerging IAM, security, and
DevSecOps practices
* Mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence
What You'll Bring:
* Strong expertise in CIAM solutions (ForgeRock / PingGateway, PingAM,
PingIDM, PingDS)
* Deep knowledge of authentication, authorisation, MFA & policy
management
* Solid engineering skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, APIs & microservices
* Cloud experience — AWS essential, Azure desirable
* Strong grounding in SRE principles and automation
* Knowledge of DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (Chef/Ansible), and
containerisation
* Ability to influence at a strategic level while mentoring and guiding
engineering teams
This is more than just a hands-on engineering role — it's a chance to set the technical direction of a critical capability, influence strategy, and shape how millions of customers interact with the Banks' digital services.
Ready to take the lead? Let's chat. DM me or get in touch directly for a confidential conversation.