IAM Technical Analyst

St. James's Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial advisory company is seeking an IAM Technical Analyst to enhance its identity management capabilities. This hybrid role focuses on defining best practices and implementing solutions that ensure the security and efficiency of access management systems for employees and third parties.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

10X Life Cover

Non-Contributory Pension - 10%

Parental Leave - 6 months full pay

28 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with IAM tools like SailPoint and Active Directory.
• Strong stakeholder management and people skills.
• Understanding of API and provisioning processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and document IAM processes and technology solutions.
• Provide technical expertise on IAM tools.
• Collaborate with teams for system policy alignment.

Skills

Identity Access Management

Stakeholder Relationship Skills

People Management

Data Quality Improvement

Cloud Security

Tools

SailPoint

Active Directory

Job description

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St. James's Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow, and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalized, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the value of diversity and know that diverse teams can help us problem-solve and innovate for clients.

We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture, which is based around long-term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

We are seeking an experienced IAM Technical Analyst to join the Technology Development Team at St James’s Place. The primary objective for this role is to define best practice policies, processes, and technical design for the development and delivery of the Identity and Access Management capabilities for employees, the Partnership, and third parties at St. James’s Place.

The role is key to supporting the current programme for IAM services, maximising the use of automation in the IAM processes to ensure SJP obtains maximum benefit from its investment in Active Directory, Sailpoint, and ServiceNow products.

If you are an IAM professional with a passion for financial services, we would love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing?

• Defining and documenting processes and technology solutions that deliver the IAM capabilities needed for SJP.
• Providing Subject Matter Expertise on Identity Access Management (IAM) provisioning processes and workflows.
• Providing technical expertise on Sailpoint and AD (or other equivalent IAM tools), ensuring the design and implementation of SJP’s IAM solutions fully exploit the features of the platform and maximise operational efficiency.
• Identifying data quality improvements to reduce exception processing and manual interventions.
• Collaborating with Technology Operations teams to ensure system policies, specifically Group Policies and Address Policies, remain aligned.

Who are we looking for?

• Experience with SailPoint Identity and Access Management (IAM) tool or similar.
• Experience in designing and managing Active Directory / Azure Active Directory.
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills and People Management skills.
• Understanding of mobile, digital, and cloud security solutions and their impact on IAM design and architecture.
• Ability to learn complex systems estates and quickly map dependencies and integrations to define solutions or identify issues in the IAM system.
• Understanding of IAM APIs, access processes, and provisioning processes.

What's in it for you?

• Private Medical paid for by the Company.
• Meaningful protection benefits such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness.*
• Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with length of service up to 15%) with further pension matching.
• Parental leave – 6 months full pay.
• 28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on full-time equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday.

*Not applicable to Fixed-Term Contracts (standard uplift applies in lieu of the protection benefits).

Flexible Working

We know that everyone works best in different ways, at different times, and in different environments. We have introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexible hours. Our people are encouraged to work in a way that suits their lifestyle, so please ask questions and start a conversation!

Research indicates that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be discouraged from applying if they do not meet all criteria or have had an extended career break. If you think you would be a good fit for this role and can demonstrate transferable experience, please apply regardless of whether you tick every box.

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunities employer committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know by emailing us at [email address].