Senior IAM Engineer

The Senior IAM Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating identity and access management solutions that support customer-facing platforms.

This role combines Ping expertise with a strong engineering mindset. You will work across Ping authentication platforms, and supporting services to build secure, scalable, and reliable identity solutions. The role requires hands-on engineering capability combined with platform ownership, ensuring services are secure, reliable, and continuously improved through automation and DevOps practices.

You will work closely with Engineering, Platform, and Information Security teams, ensuring IAM platforms are deployed and operated according to DevOps and cloud best practices.

The role has broad technical scope. As well as building and improving IAM capabilities, you will help support and evolve the Ping IAM platform itself, working with modern cloud infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.

Demonstrate responsible and effective use of GenAI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to improve productivity and quality.

Success in this role is measured by the reliability and security of our Ping IAM services, the quality of integrations with engineering teams, and the ability to continuously improve identity capabilities that support the bank's growth.

Principal Accountabilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure IAM solutions supporting Customer IAM.
• Configure and operate IAM platforms within the Ping Identity suite, particularly PingDirectory, PingAccess and PingFederate.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with modern engineering practices.
• Ensure services meet high availability, resilience, and security standards required for critical banking systems.
• Work with engineering teams to improve IAM capabilities in applications and services.
• Implement and support modern authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect.
• Contribute to identity architecture decisions and ensure solutions align with security, compliance, and platform standards.
• Build and operate Ping IAM platforms using DevOps and infrastructure-as-code practices, enabling automated deployment, configuration, and scaling. As well as automate certificate updates and other operational activities.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to maintain visibility and operational health of IAM systems.
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for IAM-related issues.
• Continuously improve the automation, deployment, and operational management of IAM infrastructure.
• Work with Information Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to support identity governance and access control processes.
• Contribute to IAM standards, policies, and best practices across the organisation.
• Support initiatives related to access controls, identity lifecycle management, and audit requirements.
• Help ensure identity solutions align with regulatory expectations and internal security frameworks.
• Document architecture, integrations, and operational procedures to ensure knowledge sharing across teams., At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

• Strong hands-on experience with the Ping Identity platform. PingDirectory, PingFederate and PingAccess, including configuration, integration, and operational support in production environments.

• Strong understanding of authentication and authorisation standards, including SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect.

• Engineering & Technical Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an engineering-led approach to troubleshooting and system design.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.

• Experience working within cloud platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure.

• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and operational support for critical systems Collaboration & Communication

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering, platform, security, and product teams.

• Ability to explain identity concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Comfortable working in a high-growth engineering environment with evolving platforms and requirements. Desirable Experience

• Experience with PingOne MFA or other modern multi-factor authentication platforms.

• Experience working in regulated environments, particularly financial services.

• Experience contributing to secure system design and threat modelling.

Working at Allica Bank

Allica is the UK's fastest growing company - and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech. Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers.