IAM Solutions Architect-Identity Access Management-Higher Education

Morson Edge; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in London is seeking an IAM Solutions Architect to support a prestigious university on a complex IAM project. The role involves creating solution architectures, defining business requirements, and leading implementation efforts. Essential experience includes identity access management, Microsoft services, and stakeholder engagement. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a daily rate of GBP550–GBP700, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experienced solutions architect with knowledge of identity access management.
• Experience of enterprise-scale role-based access control.
• Ability to own complete solution architectures.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership and creation of complete solution architectures.
• Define the 'problem domain' and then the solution domain.
• Lead design and implementation of the IAM project.

Skills

Knowledge of authentication

Identity mastering

Access management

Application provisioning

Experience of Microsoft-based directory services

Ability to articulate solution design options

Ability to run design workshops

Involvement in procurement exercises

Understanding business drivers for change

Tools

Azure AD B2C

EntraID

Active Directory

Job description

IAM Solutions Architect–Identity Access Management–Higher Education

IAM Solutions Architect with specialist skills in identity access management/ identity mastering, access management and application provisioning is needed to support our prestigious Russell Group London University on a key complex enterprise scale IAM project.

The IAM Solutions Architect will take ownership and creation of complete solution architectures including all associated documentation, working with the business in defining the 'problem domain' ahead of defining the solution domain.

The plan is to undertake design and implementation by carrying out an option appraisal, a procurement activity, solution design, implementation and go live.

We are looking for a IAM Solution Architect to lead this design, working with the Enterprise Architect to secure senior support for the recommended solution and their Identity & Access Platform Team to implement and deliver the new improved capability.

IAM Solutions Architect–Identity Access Management– Essential Experience

• Experienced solutions architect with knowledge of authentication, identity mastering, access management and application provisioning.
• Experience of Microsoft–based directory services, including EntraID, Azure AD B2C, Microsoft Integration Manager, Active Directory, conditional access, multi–factor authentication.
• Experience of identity mastering in an enterprise environment.
• Experience of enterprise–scale role–based access control.
• Experience with compliance, governance and security in relation to identity management.
• Experience of modernizing identity services, including migrating away from legacy services.
• Ability to articulate and present solution design options clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to run design workshops with various stakeholders with minimal guidance and handholding.
• Experience of involvement in procurement exercises, including researching markets, documenting non–functional requirements and working within a supplier scoring and evaluations.
• Ability to own complete solution architectures including all associated documentation, working with the business in defining the 'problem domain' ahead of defining the solution domain.
• Able to understand the business drivers for change, critical deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• An understanding of the business drivers for change, critical deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

IAM Solutions Architect–Identity Access Management– Desirable Experience

• Experience of Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle is advantageous.

Hybrid working with 1–2 days per week on site in central London

GBP550–GBP700 per day inside IR35– (DoE)

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.