IAM Manager: Lead Secure Access & Zero Trust Strategy

Corehr; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kensington is seeking an Identity & Access Management Manager to lead IAM strategy and governance across the organisation. The role focuses on secure access to systems and data, driving improvements and ensuring regulatory alignment.

You will collaborate with Technology, Risk, Audit and business stakeholders, shaping the IAM capability and roadmap while delivering continuous improvement in security controls and operational resilience.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• CISSP and CISM certifications are highly desirable.
• Experience delivering IAM governance and technical controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of IAM policies, processes and controls.
• Own and drive the IAM roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Develop IAM governance frameworks, standards and reporting.
• Implement identity solutions covering authentication, authorisation, access management and SSO.
• Execute user access recertification in line with audit requirements.
• Support risk, audit and regulatory activities with evidence gathering.
• Investigate IAM incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement actions.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and automate processes.
• Stay updated on IAM trends and best practices.

Skills

IAM governance

Joiner/Mover/Leaver

Privileged Access Management

SIEM platforms

Monitoring & logging

DataDog & observability

AWS & Azure

SQL & Excel

Incident & governance processes

Zero Trust & Tailscale

Education

Cyber security / Information security / CS degree

CISSP

CISM

Tools

DataDog

AWS

Azure

Job description

Kensington is seeking an Identity & Access Management Manager to lead IAM strategy and governance across the organisation. The role focuses on secure access to systems and data, driving improvements and ensuring regulatory alignment.

You will collaborate with Technology, Risk, Audit and business stakeholders, shaping the IAM capability and roadmap while delivering continuous improvement in security controls and operational resilience.