Senior IAM Engineer

Company: Jobtailor
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Location: Salford
Job Description:

Responsibilities

  • Design, configure, develop, integrate, deploy and maintain Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Electronic Identity Management (EIM) technologies
  • Providing subject matter expertise in IAM design issues, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure
  • Integrate IAM, PAM and EIM tools with enterprise systems, applications and directories (e.g., Active Directory, EntraID, HR systems, core business applications)
  • Develop custom connectors, workflows and policies in IAM for onboarding/offboarding and access provisioning as well as certificates, keys and secrets
  • Identify, analyse and resolve system design weaknesses.
  • Troubleshoot and manage the resolution of issues relating to identities, systems, access, accounts, authentication, authorisation, entitlements and permissions.
  • Determine and recommend the most appropriate response to identified more complex problems, issues and/or defects by assessing impact and prioritisation
  • Develop and adhere to guidelines/processes for deploying, monitoring, maintaining and documenting essential services, such as detailed design, configuration guides, SOPs and playbooks to support operations
  • Be part of (as required) out-of-hours on-call rota supporting key IAM services
  • Deliver the correct level of service to stakeholders and users

Requirements

  • Strong demonstrable experience of the design, implementation and operation of IGA /PAM /EIM tools in Cloud environments, such as BeyondTrust, Delinea, Sailpoint, Saviynt, MS PIM, Fortanix, Venafi etc
  • Knowledge of identity protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP, Kerberos)
  • Experience in integrating IAM solutions with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and on-premises applications
  • Understand the use of AI in IAM and EIM
  • Strong understanding of Active Directory, EntraIS, MFA, SSO, identity federation and group policy management
  • Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python, REST APIs)
  • Equivalent experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field
  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or specific IAM certifications (e.g., Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) Experience in IAM Engineering roles
  • Understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks and security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR)
  • Experience in delivering IAM solutions in large-scale, such as across multi-national organisations
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex IAM concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Posted: July 10th, 2026