IAM Integration & Remediation Lead

Exceed Cyber limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Exceed Cyber limited is seeking a Senior IAM Integration & Remediation Lead to drive a large-scale identity security transformation in a regulated environment. The role is hands-on, requiring rapid assessment of an identity estate, risk quantification, and a prioritised remediation roadmap, with delivery leadership to execution.

The ideal candidate will work with CISO and senior stakeholders, oversee IAM, PAM, workforce and non-human identities, and provide technical direction across

Qualifications

• Experience leading IAM integration in a large, regulated environment.
• Proven ability to assess IAM and PAM controls, identify risk, and quantify security risk.
• Experience defining target-state IAM operating models and remediation roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM assessment, integration, remediation, or transformation initiatives in large enterprises.
• Assess current-state IAM and PAM controls, identify risk exposures, and quantify security risk.
• Develop and execute prioritised remediation plans to reduce identity-related risk.
• Engage with CISO, Technology Risk, Internal Audit, and senior stakeholders.

Skills

IAM integration

Remediation planning

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Privileged Access Management

Tools

Active Directory / Entra ID

SailPoint or Saviynt

CyberArk or BeyondTrust

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

HashiCorp Vault

Job description

Senior IAM Integration & Remediation Lead

Contract: Initial 3 months (extensions likely)

Start: ASAP

Location: London (1 day per week onsite)

Rate: Up to £900 per day (Inside IR35)

Overview

We are seeking a Senior IAM Integration & Remediation Lead to support a large-scale identity security transformation within a complex, regulated environment. This is a hands-on role requiring an experienced IAM practitioner who can rapidly assess an identity estate, identify security and operational risks, define a prioritised remediation roadmap, and lead delivery through to execution. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating with senior stakeholders while also providing deep technical direction across IAM, PAM, workforce identity, and non-human identities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead IAM assessment, integration, remediation, or transformation initiatives within large enterprise environments.
• Assess current-state IAM and PAM controls, identify risk exposures, and quantify security risk.
• Develop and execute prioritised remediation plans focused on reducing identity-related risk.
• Review workforce and non-human identity controls, including service accounts, secrets, certificates, APIs, workload identities, and CI/CD credentials.
• Define target-state IAM operating models, governance, and control improvements.
• Engage with CISO, Technology Risk, Internal Audit, and senior technical stakeholders.
• Lead blended delivery teams and shape ongoing engineering and remediation requirements.

Required Experience

• Proven experience leading IAM integration & remediation within a complex regulated environment.
• Strong expertise across:
  • Active Directory / Entra ID
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Service Accounts & Non-Human Identities
  • Secrets & Certificate Management
  • API & Workload Identities
  • CI/CD Credentials
• Experience assessing large-scale identity estates and developing risk-based remediation roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of IAM governance, controls, and cyber security best practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both executive and technical audiences.

Desirable Experience

• Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, or other regulated industry experience.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • SailPoint or Saviynt
  • CyberArk or BeyondTrust
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • HashiCorp Vault