Cyber Security Consultant - Identity & Access Management

IBM; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Security Consultant specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM). In this technical, client-facing role, you'll design and implement IAM solutions to secure the identity lifecycle across various environments. Candidates should have expertise in IAM technologies and strong problem-solving skills. This position offers numerous training opportunities and a culture that values growth and development.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion programs

Flexible working approaches

25 days holiday

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Hands-on expertise with IAM technologies.
• Strong understanding of IAM concepts and security protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement IAM solutions.
• Support full IAM lifecycle processes.
• Integrate authentication and authorization solutions.
• Develop automation scripts for IAM processes.
• Advise on compliance and governance requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on IAM strategies.

Skills

IAM technologies expertise

Understanding of IAM concepts

Knowledge of security protocols

Experience in cloud IAM

Scripting/programming proficiency

IAM lifecycle management experience

Analytical problem-solving skills

Stakeholder engagement skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Okta

Azure AD

Ping Identity

Saviynt

SailPoint

Job description

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You'll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognised certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• 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 programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

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.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Security Consultant specialising in Identity & Access Management (IAM), you will help organisations secure and streamline the entire identity lifecycle. You'll design and implement solutions using leading IAM platforms to deliver seamless authentication, authorisation and identity governance. By leveraging protocols such as SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect, alongside automation and scripting expertise, you will ensure effective provisioning, migration and governance of identities across cloud, enterprise, OT and IoT environments. This is a highly technical, client‑facing role that combines deep IAM expertise with the ability to translate security requirements into business‑focused outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage IAM solutions using platforms such as Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity, Saviynt or SailPoint.
• Support the full IAM lifecycle, including user provisioning, deprovisioning and workflow automation.
• Integrate authentication and authorisation solutions such as SSO, MFA, RBAC and IGA platforms.
• Apply protocols and standards (e.g. SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP) to strengthen identity and access security.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Java) to streamline IAM processes and migrations.
• Advise on IAM‑related compliance and governance requirements using frameworks such as ISO, NIST and Zero Trust architectures.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to define IAM strategies aligned to business objectives and security standards.
• Contribute to the secure integration of cloud, enterprise IT, OT and IoT identities.
• Recommend and implement IAM tooling enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability and security posture.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Hands‑on expertise with leading IAM technologies (e.g. Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity, Saviynt, SailPoint).
• Strong understanding of IAM concepts: SSO, MFA, RBAC, LDAP, OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect, provisioning.
• Knowledge of security protocols, frameworks and architectures (e.g. NIST, ISO, Zero Trust).
• Proven experience in cloud IAM across AWS, Azure and/or GCP environments.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming (PowerShell, Python or Java) for IAM automation.
• Practical experience in IAM lifecycle management (provisioning, deprovisioning and workflow automation).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with ability to address complex IAM challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business language.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Relevant professional certifications, such as:
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
  • Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
  • Okta, Ping Identity, SailPoint, CyberArk or Saviynt certifications
• Experience with Identity Governance Administration (IGA) platforms.
• Familiarity with automation/orchestration tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform).
• Knowledge of cloud‑native IAM security services (AWS IAM, Azure IAM, GCP IAM).

Eligibility

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Eligible candidates 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. Applicants must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 3‑5 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

About Business Unit

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market‑leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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