IAM Test Analyst: Secure Identity Provisioning & QA

GCS Recruitment; Bolsterstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking an experienced Test Analyst/QA Tester with IAM expertise to test identity processing and user provisioning solutions across the identity lifecycle. You will join a team validating accounts, access rights, and entitlements across integrated systems.

Responsibilities include functional, integration, end-to-end, regression and negative testing, SQL validation, and API testing using Postman, with defect tracking in Jira/ALM and supporting UAT and releases.

Qualifications

• Experience testing IAM/user provisioning in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of identity lifecycles (Joiner, Mover, Leaver).
• Hands-on testing across HR systems, AD/LDAP, IAM platforms and apps.
• Experience with API testing and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, integration, end-to-end, regression and negative testing.
• Validate identity data and business rules across systems.
• Execute SQL data validation and API tests (Postman).
• Manage defects in Jira/ALM and support UAT and release activities.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and IAM engineers to ensure correct provisioning.

Tools

IAM tools

AD/LDAP

SQL data validation

Postman

Jira/ALM

Test Case Design

Data Mapping

Identity Attribute Validation

Selenium

Okta

SailPoint

Saviynt

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Java/Python

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Test Analyst/QA Tester with a background in Identity & Access Management (IAM) to test identity processing and user provisioning solutions across the identity lifecycle (Joiner, Mover, Leaver - JML).

The successful candidate will be responsible for validating that user accounts, access rights, and entitlements are correctly provisioned, updated, and removed across multiple integrated systems, including HR systems, Active Directory (AD/LDAP), IAM platforms, and business applications.

The role involves executing functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, and negative testing, validating identity data and business rules, performing SQL data validation, API testing using Postman, managing defects in Jira/ALM, and supporting UAT and release activities. The ideal candidate will work closely with developers, business analysts, and IAM engineers to ensure secure and accurate identity provisioning.

Key Technical Skills

Essential

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Identity Lifecycle (Joiner, Mover, Leaver - JML)
• User Provisioning & De-provisioning
• Functional, Integration, Regression & End-to-End Testing
• SQL (data validation, database queries)
• API Testing (Postman, REST APIs, JSON)
• Active Directory (AD) & LDAP
• RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
• ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control)
• Entitlements & Access Governance
• Defect Management (Jira, ALM)
• Test Case Design & Test Execution
• Data Mapping & Identity Attribute Validation
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Desirable

• SailPoint
• Saviynt
• Okta
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Selenium
• Java/Python

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