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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Identity Security Engineer - SailPoint, Associate - **Company:** gb BlackRock - **Location:** Edinburgh, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Identity and Access Management, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Zero Trust Network Access, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Cyberark, HR Software, Cloud Migration, SailPoint - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/security-engineer/blackrock-job107902678 ## About the Role * Hands-on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, or another identity governance and administration platform. * Good understanding of identity governance concepts, including joiner, mover and leaver processes, access requests, approvals, certifications, provisioning and deprovisioning. * Experience working with workflows, rules, connectors, identity attributes, access profiles, roles, entitlements or similar identity platform components. * Able to complete well-defined engineering tasks with limited supervision, while knowing when to ask for guidance or escalate risk. * Comfortable troubleshooting technical issues across integrations, data flows, APIs, directories, HR sources, SaaS applications or on-premises applications. * Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, LDAP, HR systems, service management tools or privileged access platforms. * Strong attention to detail, with a focus on secure, accurate, well-tested and well-documented delivery. * Clear communicator who can explain progress, blockers and technical findings to engineers, support teams and non-technical partners. * Reliable team player who seeks input, incorporates feedback and collaborates across teams to deliver the right outcome. * Curiosity and willingness to learn modern identity, cloud security and enterprise-scale engineering practices. Desirable Skills * SailPoint certification, Identity Security Cloud Engineer certification, or relevant security, cloud or engineering qualification. * Exposure to IdentityIQ to Identity Security Cloud migration, hybrid identity platforms or cloud identity transformation. * Experience with CyberArk or other privileged access management technologies. * Experience working in regulated, high-scale or highly controlled technology environments. * Understanding of least privilege, role-based access control, segregation of duties, Zero Trust or non-human identity governance. * Interest in contributing to solution design discussions and growing into broader ownership of identity platform components over time. ## Description We are seeking an Associate, Identity Security Engineer to join a major identity modernisationprogramme, migrating from SailPoint IdentityIQ to SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building, configuring, testing and improving identity security solutions in a complex enterprise environment. You will work closely with experienced engineers, security partners, operations teams and application owners to help move critical identity capabilities to a modern cloud platform. The successful candidate will bring practical engineering skills, curiosity, attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership, with opportunities to grow into deeper design and architecture responsibilities over time., * Configure, build, test and support SailPoint IdentityIQ and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud capabilities as part of the migration programme. * Work on engineering tasks across workflows, rules, connectors, identity data, access requests, provisioning and deprovisioning. * Analyse existing IdentityIQ configuration and customisations, document current behaviour and help translate them into cloud-aligned implementation tasks. * Investigate defects, test failures and data issues, working with other engineers to identify root cause and deliver reliable fixes. * Create and maintain clear technical documentation, test evidence, runbooks and implementation notes so changes can be understood, supported and reused. * Follow engineering standards for secure configuration, code quality, change control, testing, observability and operational readiness. * Collaborate with application, infrastructure, HR, cloud, operations, risk and compliance partners to gather information, validaterequirements and resolve delivery blockers. * Take ownership of assigned work, communicate progress clearly, raise risks early and follow through on commitments. * Look for practical ways to simplify manual processes, reduce repeat issues and improve the experience for users and support teams. * Develop design judgement by contributing to solution discussions, asking thoughtful questions and learning how identity architecture decisions are made at enterprise scale. ## Related Videos - [What if your HR software adapted to you, not the other way around?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100259-what-if-your-hr-software-adapted-to-you-not-the-other-way-around) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Get Your Stack Together: Building the Right Recruiting Tech](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1295-get-your-stack-together-building-the-right-recruiting-tech) - [Checkmate: 5 Real Incidents That Can End a Software Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100126-checkmate-5-real-incidents-that-can-end-a-software-company) - [Key HR Trends in 2024: Overcoming a Year of Emotional Disconnect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1271-key-hr-trends-in-2024-overcoming-a-year-of-emotional-disconnect) - [Securing Your Web Application Pipeline From Intruders](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/53-securing-your-web-application-pipeline-from-intruders) ## Related Articles - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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