IAM Architect (London/UK)
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Job description
We are seeking a highly experienced IAM Architect to lead the design of modern identity security architectures across all IAM domains - Access Management, Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR), and Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM).
You will be the technical authority for customer identity programmes, driving Zero-Trust Identity strategies, leading workshops, assessing maturity, producing architectural guidance, and designing solutions that align business outcomes with modern identity best practices.
This role blends deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and high-impact consultancy., Advisory & Architecture Leadership
- Lead customer-facing IAM and Zero-Trust Identity workshops, interviews, and strategy sessions.
- Develop Zero-Trust Identity blueprints, roadmaps, and target operating models (TOMs) for enterprise customers.
- Provide expert advisory on IAM maturity, risk quantification, and regulatory alignment. Align IAM strategy with customer business objectives and transformation goals.
Solution & Architecture Design
- Architect end-to-end IAM solutions across AM, IGA, PAM, ITDR, and ISPM domains.
- Design and document modern identity architectures based on industry standards and Gartner Zero-Trust principles (explicit verification, least privilege, assume breach).
- Develop architecture artifacts: policies, standards, patterns, diagrams, and integration designs. Design and support identity modernization initiatives such as API-driven authentication, federation, SSO, and modern open standards (OIDC, SAML, OAuth2).
Delivery Support & Technology Adoption
- Guide customers through technology adoption and rollout of IAM platforms (Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, Saviynt, RSA, SilverFort, BeyondTrust).
- Support delivery teams with architecture oversight for greenfield and brownfield IAM projects.
- Lead application onboarding workflows including JML, entitlement models, MFA/SSO rollout, and workflow automation. Provide consultancy that influences IAM programme direction and investment., * Work closely with Sales and Solution Architecture teams to shape, influence, and qualify IAM-led deals, ensuring the proposed solutions are architecturally sound and aligned with client requirements.
- Provide architectural input to bid responses, proposals, RFPs, SOWs, scoping sessions, and client presentations.
- Use commercial acumen to articulate value, assess effort, support deal qualification, and balance cost-risk-benefit considerations for customers. Act as a key technical contributor in pre-sales cycles, helping guide clients toward modern identity architectures and accelerating IAM adoption.
Assessment, Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Conduct deep-dive IAM assessments and produce findings and recommendations across all identity layers.
- Support adoption of Zero-Trust-aligned controls, risk-driven access policies, and identity posture management.
- Ensure architectural alignment with regulatory, compliance, and security frameworks. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging IAM and identity security technologies, trends, and threats.
Stakeholder Leadership
- Engage confidently with senior customer stakeholders, including CISOs, CTOs and programme leads.
- Communicate complex identity concepts in a clear, business-aligned manner. Act as a trusted advisor across identity domains and help expand Integrity360's Identity Security portfolio.
Requirements
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10+ years within the Identity & Access Management space with a minimum of 3 years in an architecture role.
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Proven experience designing and deploying solutions across multiple IAM domains (AM, IGA, PAM, ITDR, ISPM).
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Strong understanding of Zero-Trust Identity principles and maturity models. [gartner.com].
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Hands-on integration experience with IAM standards: SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, federation.
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Experience with major IAM vendors (Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Saviynt, RSA, SilverFort).
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Ability to run workshops, interviews, and define scopes with senior stakeholders.
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Demonstrated capability to produce architecture artifacts (policies, designs, roadmaps). Excellent consultancy, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Desirable:
- Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CIAM, Azure/AWS Architecture.
- Advanced IAM Certifications.
- Experience in regulated sectors such as finance, retail, banking, healthcare, or government.
- Knowledge of GDPR and regional identity-centric regulations.
- DevSecOps & Automation Familiarity. Experience with Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR).
Key Competencies:
- Strategic thinking and IAM programme vision.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Ability to balance business, technical, and commercial considerations. High integrity, organisation, and delivery discipline.