Identity Access Management Engineer

DWP Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in Manchester is seeking an Identity Access Management Engineer to join their tech community. This role focuses on building secure systems and involves working with identity security, cloud integration, and scripting automation. Competitive pay of up to £52,442 plus generous benefits such as flexible working, pension contributions, and substantial leave package.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contribution

26 to 31 days holidays

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience working with Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Knowledge in scripting for automation using PowerShell.
• Experience with implementing Privileged Access Management systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain identity security systems.
• Work with authentication protocols and digital encryption.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure effective system management.

Skills

Experience with Active Directory

Knowledge of Entra ID and MFA

Scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash)

Privileged Access Management experience

Knowledge of Secrets Management

Ability to operate in complex environments

Job description

Overview

Identity Access Management Engineer

CAPTION: Job details

Posting date: 08 September 2025. Closing date: 08 October 2025.

• Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 3LR
• Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
• Company: DWP Digital
• Job type: Permanent
• Salary: £44,447 to £52,442 per year
• Hours: Full time
• Job reference: 426149_1757331801

Summary

Identity Access Management Engineer

Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for an Identity Access Management Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience of working with Active Directory, Entra ID, MFA technologies.
• Experience and knowledge of onboarding applications to Entra ID e.g. Enterprise Applications.
• Practical experience and knowledge in scripting languages for automation e.g. PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI.
• Experience of implementing and working with Privileged Access Management systems and RBAC e.g. Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) or CyberArk PAM.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Secrets Management.
• Proven ability to operate effectively within complex environments, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and managing relationships with multiple suppliers.

You and your role

We're building secure, scalable systems that support millions of users, and we're doing it with some of the best tech out there, think Entra ID, Active Directory and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS and a whole lot of automation.

This role focuses on identity security and digital encryption, and you get to work across everything from authentication protocols to certificate management and secrets handling. It's fast-paced and constantly evolving.

If you've got experience with IAM, PKI and cloud integration and you're comfortable scripting and automating with tools like PowerShell or APIs you'll fit right in.

This team is extremely collaborative and forward-thinking. Everyone brings something different to the table and there's a real focus on learning, sharing ideas and building solutions that make a difference.

Details. Wages. Perks.

• Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.
• Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
• Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442.
• Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £12,000 per year.
• Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.
• You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities

Process

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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