Identity & Access Management Engineer (IAM Engineer)

Edison Smart®; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (3 days on-site)

Job summary

Edison Smart is seeking an Identity & Access Management Engineer to own global IAM delivery across Privileged Access Management, AD/AAD, and modern auth protocols. The role is hands-on and hybrid, based in Basingstoke, with strong collaboration across security and IT teams.

You will work with Azure and Entra ID governance, guide projects in complex environments, and help ensure compliant, secure identity solutions while engaging with partners and stakeholders globally.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience across Identity, incl. Privileged Access Management, AD, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Entra ID governance.
• Experience leading technology projects within complex, global environments.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions.
• Experience working with public cloud architecture (Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Track record executing large-scale, transformative strategic plans.
• Exceptional facilitation and organisational skills to convey complex ideas across IT and third parties.

Responsibilities

• Own AD/AAD identity and access delivery, interfacing with delivery partners for fit-for-purpose IAM delivery.
• Ensure documentation, change requests and related processes are accurate and SOX-compliant.
• Coordinate QA/audit escalation issues with partners, Chief IAM Architect and QA/GRC.
• Act as SME across forums, ensuring projects are technically sound and deliver outcomes.
• Build partnerships across technical community, Information Security and application owners.
• Lead deep dives into initiatives to resolve incidents and real problems.
• Embed security, privacy, data protection and QA across IT.
• Partner with operations and Chief Architects to understand IAM requirements.
• Work with IAM support teams, including credential management and Azure PIM actions.
• Track emerging Identity tech directions and share knowledge internally and externally.

Skills

Identity & Access Management

Privileged Access

Active Directory

SAML

OAuth

OpenID Connect

Azure AD Connect

Conditional Access

Entra ID

Azure

Job description

Identity & Access Management Engineer (IAM Engineer)

Up to £70k + 10% Annual Bonus

Basingstoke, Hampshire – Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Edison Smart has partnered with a global leader in animal health to hire an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer, who will be technically responsible for all Identity services globally within a complex, global identity environment.

In this role, you'll bring deep technical expertise to a global identity function - engaging with delivery partners, architects and security teams to design and deliver technically sound, business-driven IAM solutions across Privileged Access Management, Active Directory and modern authentication protocols. This is a hands‑on technical role and does not include people management.

The Role

• Own AD/AAD identity and access delivery, interfacing with delivery partners to ensure fit‑for‑purpose delivery within the IAM space
• Ensure documentation, change requests and related processes are accurate and compliant with SOX
• Coordinate and facilitate QA/audit escalation issues with delivery partners, the Chief IAM Architect and QA/GRC
• Act as SME across various forums, ensuring projects and programmes are technically sound and deliver the expected outcomes
• Build strong partnerships across the technical community, Information Security and application owners to identify opportunities and mitigate risk
• Lead deep dives into key initiatives to resolve major incidents, complex problems and realise opportunities
• Help embed security, privacy, data protection and quality assurance across IT
• Partner with operational teams and Chief Architects to understand current and future IAM requirements
• Work with L1–L3 IAM/Identity support teams, including credential management, system review and access control actions in Azure PIM
• Track emerging technology directions across the Identity space
• Engage with the wider Identity community, internally and externally, to share, educate and inspire

The Ideal Candidate

Must Have

• 2+ years' experience across Identity, including Privileged Access Management, Active Directory, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access and Entra ID governance
• Experience leading technology projects within complex, global environments
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions
• Experience working with public cloud architecture (Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Track record executing large-scale, transformative strategic plans
• Exceptional facilitation and organisational skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas across all levels of IT and to third parties