IAM Solutions Architect - Cloud-Native Security Leader

Cathcart Associates Group Ltd; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 106,087 - 110,700; Full time

Job summary

Cathcart Technology is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design of enterprise Identity & Access Management capabilities for a major transformation programme. You will define solution architecture, set technical standards and guide delivery across IAM domains in a large, complex enterprise environment.

Key responsibilities include designing end-to-end architectures, creating HLDs/LLDs/ADRs, translating security/regulatory requirements, and mentoring engineers while shaping the

Qualifications

• Strong background in Enterprise Solution Architecture.
• Extensive IAM experience with authentication, authorization and identity federation.
• Experience with OIDC, OAuth2, SAML and SCIM is desirable.
• Cloud architecture experience, especially GCP, and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Policy-as-Code and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to design secure, scalable cloud-native IAM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architecture across business, application, data and infrastructure domains.
• Produce HLDs, LLDs and ADRs.
• Translate business, security and regulatory requirements into secure technical solutions.
• Design IAM capabilities including authentication, authorization, identity federation, API security and secrets management.
• Design cloud-native architectures using GCP and Kubernetes.
• Review supplier designs and provide technical assurance across workstreams.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architecture roadmap.

Skills

Enterprise Solution Architecture

Identity and Access Management

Authentication and Authorization

Identity Federation

Zero Trust Architecture

Cloud Architecture (GCP)

Kubernetes

API Architecture & Security

Policy-as-Code

DevSecOps / CI/CD

Security Architecture & Governance

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Kubernetes

API Security Tools

Job description

Cathcart Technology is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design of enterprise Identity & Access Management capabilities for a major transformation programme. You will define solution architecture, set technical standards and guide delivery across IAM domains in a large, complex enterprise environment.

Key responsibilities include designing end-to-end architectures, creating HLDs/LLDs/ADRs, translating security/regulatory requirements, and mentoring engineers while shaping the