IAM Solutions Architect Contract

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

Solution Architect – Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Hybrid Sheffield – 3 days per week onsite

£575 – 600 per day Inside IR35

Initial contract until end of the year with view to extend long-term

We’re looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join a major financial services transformation programme focused on modernising enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities.

This is an opportunity to play a key technical leadership role in designing the next generation of identity services, helping shape secure, scalable and cloud‑native solutions within a large, complex enterprise environment.

Working closely with architects, engineering teams, security specialists and business stakeholders, you’ll define solution architecture, establish technical standards and guide delivery across a large-scale IAM transformation programme.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Define end-to-end solution architecture across business, application, data and infrastructure domains.
• Produce High Level Designs (HLDs), Low Level Designs (LLDs) and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Translate business, security and regulatory requirements into secure technical solutions.
• Design modern IAM capabilities covering:
• Authentication and Authorisation
• Human, Agent and Workload Identity
• Identity Federation
• API Security
• Policy-as-Code
• Secrets Management and PKI
• Design cloud-native architectures using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes.
• Define integration patterns between identity platforms, applications and infrastructure.
• Develop resilient, highly available and scalable architectures.
• Support Architecture Review Boards and technical governance.
• Review supplier designs and provide technical assurance across multiple workstreams.
• Work closely with Product Owners and engineering teams throughout delivery.
• Mentor engineers and promote architectural best practice.
• Evaluate new technologies and contribute to the long-term architecture roadmap.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong background in Enterprise Solution Architecture
• Extensive experience delivering Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions
• Authentication, Authorisation and Identity Federation (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, SCIM)
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Agent Identity and Workload Identity
• Cloud Architecture, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Kubernetes and Service Mesh
• API Architecture and API Security
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Policy-as-Code (OPA, Cedar or similar)
• PKI, Certificates and Secrets Management
• DevSecOps and CI/CD
• High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Resilience Design
• Security Architecture
• Architecture Governance and Design Reviews
• Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership experience

If you’re an experienced Solution Architect with a strong IAM background and enjoy designing secure, enterprise-scale cloud solutions, we’d love to speak with you.

Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.