Identity & Access Management Engineer (IAM Engineer)

Identity & Access Management Engineer (IAM Engineer)

Up to £70k + 10% Annual Bonus

Basingstoke, Hampshire – Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Edison Smart has partnered with a global leader in animal health to hire an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer, who will be technically responsible for all Identity services globally within a complex, global identity environment.

In this role, you'll bring deep technical expertise to a global identity function - engaging with delivery partners, architects and security teams to design and deliver technically sound, business-driven IAM solutions across Privileged Access Management, Active Directory and modern authentication protocols. This is a hands-on technical role and does not include people management.

The Role

• Own AD/AAD identity and access delivery, interfacing with delivery partners to ensure fit-for-purpose delivery within the IAM space
• Ensure documentation, change requests and related processes are accurate and compliant with SOX
• Coordinate and facilitate QA/audit escalation issues with delivery partners, the Chief IAM Architect and QA/GRC
• Act as SME across various forums, ensuring projects and programmes are technically sound and deliver the expected outcomes
• Build strong partnerships across the technical community, Information Security and application owners to identify opportunities and mitigate risk
• Lead deep dives into key initiatives to resolve major incidents, complex problems and realise opportunities
• Help embed security, privacy, data protection and quality assurance across IT
• Partner with operational teams and Chief Architects to understand current and future IAM requirements
• Work with L1–L3 IAM/Identity support teams, including credential management, system review and access control actions in Azure PIM
• Track emerging technology directions across the Identity space
• Engage with the wider Identity community, internally and externally, to share, educate and inspire

The Ideal Candidate

Must Have:

• 2+ years' experience across Identity, including Privileged Access Management, Active Directory, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access and Entra ID governance
• Experience leading technology projects within complex, global environments
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions
• Experience working with public cloud architecture (Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Track record executing large-scale, transformative strategic plans
• Exceptional facilitation and organisational skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas across all levels of IT and to third parties