IAM Consultant

Acora; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Acora is seeking an IAM Consultant to drive the readiness of applications for authentication using Microsoft Entra ID SSO and to manage the migration of on-premises apps to Entra ID. The role requires coordinating with application owners, identity teams and the SSO BAU team to ensure onboarding activities complete within agreed timelines.

You will lead migration planning, risk assessments, and stakeholder communications while delivering secure, compliant identity solutions across a large

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID SSO onboarding and B2B authentication.
• Experience planning and executing SSO migration projects.
• Experience managing full project lifecycle from discovery to post-implementation support.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate readiness of applications for authentication using Microsoft Entra B2B.
• Engage with application owners and stakeholders to assess onboarding requirements.
• Define and track onboarding plans, milestones and delivery timelines.
• Assess on-premises apps for migration to Microsoft Entra ID and support migration planning.
• Coordinate onboarding and migration activities to meet timelines.
• Provide status updates on onboarding progress, risks and dependencies.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies across application, business, identity and support teams.
• Support communications and change management during onboarding and migration.

Skills

Azure AD Entra ID

SSO onboarding

Microsoft Entra B2B

OAuth

SAML

OpenID Connect

Stakeholder management

Project lifecycle

Job description

Role Title: IAM Consultant – (Entra ID SSO/App migration)

Location: Surrey (Hybrid – 2 days per week in office)

Day Rate: Outside IR35 – Up to £550/Day

Overview

• Coordinate and drive the readiness of bp applications for authentication using bp group
• employee accounts (Microsoft Entra B2B). The role works closely with application owners,
• stakeholders, identity teams and the SSO BAU team to define onboarding plans, manage
• communications and change activities, track readiness, and support the successful onboarding of
• applications within agreed timelines.
• The role also supports the migration of on-premises applications to Microsoft Entra ID, including
• application assessment, migration planning, progress tracking, and stakeholder status reporting.

Required Experience

• Proven experience in Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID SSO onboarding, application integration, and Microsoft Entra B2B authentication, including SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect implementations.
• Strong background in planning and executing SSO migration projects, ensuring minimal business disruption and adherence to security standards.
• Experience managing the full project lifecycle, including discovery, design, onboarding, migration, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute migration strategies, project plans, risk assessments, and rollout communications.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence business owners, application teams, security teams, and senior leadership.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, including conducting workshops, managing project updates, documenting requirements, and driving alignment across multiple teams.
• Experience managing dependencies, risks, issues, and escalations while ensuring successful delivery of identity and access management initiatives.
• Ability to work in complex enterprise environments and support large-scale application onboarding and migration programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and drive the readiness of bp applications for authentication using Microsoft Entra B2B.
• Engage with application owners, business stakeholders, identity teams and the SSO BAU team to assess application readiness, understand requirements, and support onboarding activities.
• Define, maintain and track application onboarding plans, milestones and delivery timelines.
• Assess on-premises applications for migration to Microsoft Entra ID and support onboarding and migration planning activities.
• Coordinate onboarding and migration activities to ensure applications are delivered within agreed timelines.
• Track and report on application onboarding and migration progress, including status, milestones, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Identify, manage and escalation risks, issues and blockers that may impact delivery timelines or onboarding readiness.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and coordinate activities across application, business, identity and support teams.
• Support communications and change management activities to ensure stakeholder awareness and engagement throughout the onboarding and migration process.
• Facilitate readiness reviews, workshops and stakeholder meetings to drive alignment and delivery progress.
• Provide regular status updates, progress reports and delivery communications to stakeholders.
• Work closely with the SSO BAU team to support the successful enablement and onboarding of applications.
• Ensure onboarding and migration activities align with agreed security requirements, standards and delivery objectives