Senior IAM Engineer

Job Description

Senior IAM Engineer
Permanent
Location: UK – Remote
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 (+ benefits)

Skills: Entra ID / Azure AD, Active Directory, Identity Lifecycle (JML), RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA, IAM Architecture

We are recruiting a Senior Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer for a large international organisation currently undergoing a significant technology modernisation programme.

This is a senior, hands-on technical role responsible for owning and improving identity services across a complex global environment. The organisation is modernising its infrastructure, security and workplace platforms, and identity is a critical component of that transformation.

You will take responsibility for shaping IAM standards, strengthening identity security, and improving how access is managed across hybrid, cloud and SaaS platforms.

The environment is Microsoft-centric, with a strong focus on modern identity practices, automation, and scalable access governance.

The Role

As a Senior IAM Engineer you will:

• Act as the technical authority for identity and access management
• Design and implement IAM solutions across hybrid and cloud environments
• Improve identity lifecycle processes (Joiner / Mover / Leaver) with automation as the default
• Define and enforce RBAC and least-privilege access models
• Own Conditional Access policies, MFA strategy and identity security posture
• Diagnose complex identity and authentication issues across enterprise system
•  Lead access reviews, audit responses and remediation activities
• Produce clear technical standards, architecture documentation and best practice guidance
•  Support and mentor engineers within the wider infrastructure team

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone who has already designed, improved and taken ownership of IAM environments, rather than someone whose experience is limited to access requests or operational ticket queues.

Key experience should include:

• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise IAM platforms (Entra ID / Azure AD / Active Directory or similar)
• Deep understanding of authentication vs authorisation concepts
• Experience with SSO, federation, identity tokens and authentication flows
• Expertise in MFA, Conditional Access and identity threat mitigation
• Experience implementing identity governance, access controls and privilege management
• Ability to design scalable IAM architecture within large, complex environments
• Experience supporting audits and improving identity security posture