Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineering Manager

Barlowe LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual discretionary bonus

35 days leave

9% pension contributions

Healthcare & life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Job summary

G-Research is seeking an IAM Engineering Manager to lead the transformation of our identity and access management platforms. You will own strategy, engineering direction and operational excellence for authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle and access governance.

You will build a high-performing team, work closely with engineering, security, risk and audit to simplify architecture, modernise services and ensure secure, scalable controls across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering platforms at scale.
• Strong background in IAM, security or platform engineering.
• Deep knowledge of authentication, authorisation, federation, MFA, RBAC/ABAC, PAM and directory services.
• Experience designing and operating enterprise identity platforms.
• Strong architectural judgement and ability to drive transformation.
• Familiarity with SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM and identity governance.
• Ability to balance security, usability and operational resilience.
• Strong communicator with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the IAM strategy and roadmap.
• Lead a unified identity and permissions model balancing security and usability.
• Define standards for authentication, authorisation, privileged access and lifecycle management.
• Design, operate and modernise scalable IAM platforms.
• Drive automation across identity lifecycle management and access governance.
• Ensure IAM services are secure, reliable, auditable and resilient.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing IAM engineering team.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, risk and audit to influence technical direction.

Skills

IAM engineering leadership

Security

Platform engineering

Authentication & Authorization

Communication

Architecture

Tools

SAML

OIDC

OAuth2

SCIM

Directory services

Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity. From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas. Security is foundational to this mission and must be delivered in a way that supports how our engineering teams build and operate complex systems at scale. Take the next step in your career. The role Identity and Access Management underpins G-Research's technology estate, providing secure, seamless access for engineers, researchers and corporate users. As the firm grows, we are evolving towards a unified identity and permissions model that strengthens security while simplifying access management. We are looking for an IAM Engineering Manager to lead this transformation. You will own the strategy, engineering direction and operational excellence of our IAM platforms, leading a team responsible for authentication, authorisation, identity lifecycle, access governance and developer identity services. Working closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, risk and audit teams, you will simplify architecture, modernise identity services and ensure identity controls are secure, scalable and consistently applied across the organisation. This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will develop a high-performing team while remaining close to architecture and design, helping build a best-in-class identity platform for G-Research.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Owning and delivering the firm's IAM strategy and roadmap
• Driving a unified identity and permissions model, balancing security, usability and operational management
• Defining standards for authentication, authorisation, privileged access and identity lifecycle management
• Leading the design, operation and modernisation of scalable IAM platforms
• Driving automation across identity lifecycle management and access governance
• Ensuring IAM services are secure, reliable, auditable and operationally resilient
• Leading mentoring and developing a high-performing IAM engineering team
• Partnering with engineering, security, risk and audit teams to influence technical direction
• Defining and tracking platform health and control maturity metrics
• Building a best-in-class identity control plane with consistent, fine-grained access controls across the technology estate

Who are we looking for? The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering platforms at scale
• A strong background in IAM, security or platform engineering
• Deep knowledge of authentication, authorisation, federation, MFA, RBAC or ABAC, PAM and directory services
• Experience designing and operating enterprise identity platforms
• Strong architectural judgement and experience driving transformation
• Familiarity with SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM and identity governance
• The ability to balance security, usability and operational resilience
• A strong communicator who can influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ownership, pragmatism and a bias for simplicity, scalability and continuous improvement

Why join us?

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided via Just Eat for Business and dedicated barista bar
• 35 days’ annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work-life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Monthly company events

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment.

We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section.

At G-Research, we are passionate about the intersection of finance, technology, and the future. We offer a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded. We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in our collaborative working environment.