Identity and Access Management Engineer

The Opportunity: We are currently supporting a confidential public sector organisation on a major central government project (Government Digital Services / GDS) in the search for an experienced Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer to join their technology function on an initial 6-month contract basis.This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards the design, implementation and support of secure identity and access management solutions within a highly regulated, mission-critical environment supporting nationally important services.The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening authentication, authorisation and identity governance capabilities across enterprise platforms and cloud environments, helping to ensure secure and compliant access to systems, applications and data. Role and Responsibilities:Design, implement and support Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions across enterprise environmentsSupport authentication, authorisation and identity governance initiativesManage and maintain identity lifecycle processes including onboarding, provisioning, role-based access and deprovisioningSupport Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and privileged access management solutionsWork closely with infrastructure, cloud, security and application teams to ensure secure identity integration across platformsAssist with the implementation and optimisation of access controls, policies and governance frameworksSupport audit, compliance and security initiatives relating to user access and identity managementTroubleshoot and resolve IAM-related incidents, access issues and authentication challengesContribute towards automation and continuous improvement initiatives across IAM and security operationsProduce and maintain technical documentation, standards and operational procedures

Skills and Experience:Strong commercial experience within Identity and Access Management engineering environmentsExperience supporting enterprise IAM platforms and authentication technologiesGood understanding of:Single Sign-On (SSO)Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)Identity federationExperience working with cloud identity technologies and enterprise directory servicesUnderstanding of security best practices, identity governance and access control frameworksExperience supporting access provisioning and user lifecycle management processesStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilityExperience working within secure, enterprise-scale environmentsStrong communication and stakeholder engagement skillsDesirable ExperienceExperience within government, healthcare or highly regulated environmentsExperience with Azure AD / Entra ID, Active Directory or similar IAM technologiesExposure to privileged access management (PAM) solutionsExperience supporting cloud-first or hybrid infrastructure environments Familiarity with identity standards such as:OAuth 2.0OpenID Connect (OIDC)SAML

Identity and Access Management EngineerIdentity and Access Management Engineer (IAM Engineer)Contract (6-months)Remote WorkingMarket Rates (c£500 to £575 per day)