Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?
Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?
Join our Information Security Team!
The Information Security team work to ensure Softcat can operate effectively while being resilient to cyber threats. We are an enthusiastic team of security professionals, operating to modern information security standards and work closely with other departments to support business needs. At Softcat we encourage and applaud curiosity and innovation so you will have plenty of opportunity to contribute to improvements in how we do things and better our employee and customer experience.
Success. The Softcat Way.
Passion. Intelligence. Fun. Responsible; these are the core values which define Softcat. We are one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure providers and a FTSE 250 listed company. The business is based on two key principles: outstanding customer service and employee satisfaction- both of which inspire our flexible, friendly approach to business. For more information about Softcat please visit: www.softcat.com.
As the Identity & Access Management (IAM) Lead at Softcat, you will be a senior member of our Information Security team responsible for our IAM program. Collaborating with other departments across Softcat you will provide expertise, direction and guidance, playing a crucial role in maturing our IAM capabilities. Through your efforts you will help us improve both customer and employee experience while managing identity-based risks.
As Identity & Access Mananger Lead, you'll be responsible for:
* Act as a subject-matter-expert on all IAM disciplines including both Employee & Customer IAM Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Machine Identity Management
* Engage with key stakeholders to gather IAM related requirements
* Assess current IAM capabilities and their suitability against our strategy and stakeholder requirements
* Plan and prioritise IAM improvement work in line with business initiatives and our risk appetite
* Work with our Governance teams to set policies and standards, and define assurance processes
* Execute IAM improvement work and technology enhancements
We'd love you to have:
* Proven knowledge of Active Directory, Entra ID, SSO, Federated Identities & other identity technologies
* Proven knowledge of risk based access controls and protocols such as OpenID, SAML, OAuth and SCIM
* Deep understanding of application integrations and API-based access control
* Deep understanding of risk management, disaster recovery, business continuity and IT Security architecture
We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
* Hybrid working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
* Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
* Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
Join us
To become part of the success story, please apply now.
If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/
Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.