Consulting IAM Architect Professional Multiple Cities

Avature; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Security Consultant specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM). In this dynamic role, you will leverage your expertise in IAM tools to enhance security protocols and manage user identities effectively. You'll collaborate with visionary clients to improve their identity management systems while enjoying a culture that fosters innovation and personal growth. This position offers a wealth of training opportunities and a supportive environment that values your unique contributions. If you're passionate about technology and ready to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Regular promotion opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Flexible working approaches

Paid paternity leave

Fully paid maternity leave

Gym discount scheme

Online shopping discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Group personal pension plan

Qualifications

• Specialist in Identity and Access Management with expertise in IAM tools.
• Proficient in scripting and automation for identity management.

Responsibilities

• Manage identity lifecycle using IAM tools to ensure secure access.
• Develop scripts for automating identity provisioning across platforms.

Skills

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Scripting

Problem-solving

Communication Skills

API Design

OAuth/OIDC

XACML

MFA

MMFA

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ISIM

ISAM

Cloud Identity

Okta

Sailpoint

MS Entra

Ansible

Python

Job description

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centres offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Regular and frequent promotion and progression opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year; no one off annual reviews here
• A multitude of training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs as well as the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, 1 month paid paternity leave, 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday, a gym discount scheme, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your role and responsibilities

A Security Consultant specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM) services, helps organizations understand and manage the entire identity lifecycle within their enterprise. They utilize commercially available IAM tools such as ISIM/ISAM, Cloud Identity/Okta/Sailpoint/MS Entra, to provide Single Sign-On (SSO) and manage user identities effectively.

The consultant is proficient in directory services like TDI and AD, and has hands-on experience with SAML, OAuth, and scripting. This skillset enables them to create a secure and streamlined identity management system for the organization. The consultant is also proficient in developing scripts to automate the provisioning and migration of identities across Cloud, OT, IOT and enterprise IT.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Deep Expertise: Specialist/Engineer in Identity and Access Management (IAM), serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in IBM Security Verify Access.
• Solution Design and Implementation: Skilled in high-level and low-level design and implementation of complex consumer access management solutions.
• Technical Proficiency: Expertise in API Design, OAuth/OIDC, XACML, MFA, MMFA, and proficiency in scripting and automation using languages and tools like Python and Ansible.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail, and effective communication skills.
• As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.