Identity & Access Management (IAM/IDAM) Engineer

Methods; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Salary Exchange

Life Assurance

Discretionary Bonus

25 days holiday

Training & development

Job summary

Methods is seeking an IAM Engineer to design, implement and support identity and access management across complex enterprise environments in Greater London. You will focus on identity lifecycle, onboarding of applications, access governance, provisioning and directory integrations to ensure secure access to business systems.

You will develop integrations using REST APIs and standard protocols, manage JML and RBAC, and collaborate with security, IT and product teams for secure, compliant IAM

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IAM/IGA solutions in large enterprises.
• Strong understanding of identity lifecycle and provisioning processes.
• Experience with RBAC, access governance and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate IAM integrations with apps, directories and data sources.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes (Joiners, Movers, Leavers).
• Deliver onboarding and provisioning across IAM platforms and ensure secure access.

Skills

Identity lifecycle management

RBAC & access governance

REST APIs integration

SAML/OAuth/OpenID Connect

Tools

Saviynt

SailPoint

Omada

ForgeRock

Active Directory

LDAP

Job description

• The IAM Engineer is responsible for delivering identity and access management capabilities across enterprise environments
• The role focuses on identity lifecycle management, application onboarding, access governance, provisioning, authentication and directory integrations, ensuring secure and compliant access to business systems
• Design, build and support IAM integrations with enterprise applications, directories and authoritative data sources
• Configure and maintain identity lifecycle management processes, including Joiners, Movers and Leavers (JML)
• Deliver application onboarding and access provisioning solutions across IAM platforms
• Implement and support role-based access control (RBAC), access governance and certification processes
• Develop integrations using APIs, web services and directory technologies
• Investigate and resolve identity, provisioning and access-related issues
• Work collaboratively with security, infrastructure, application and business teams to deliver IAM services
• Support testing, deployment and operational transition activities
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, support procedures and knowledge transfer materials
• Contribute to continuous improvement, automation and optimisation of IAM processes and services

Benefits

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment
• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social - Breakfast Tuesdays, Pizza Thursday monthly, weekly social in the office and commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Benefits Platform offering various retail and leisure discounts

Experience integrating applications using REST APIs, web services and identity data sourcesExperience with enterprise directory services including Active Directory, LDAP and Microsoft Entra IDAbility to create and maintain technical documentation and operational proceduresExperience troubleshooting identity synchronisation, provisioning and authentication issuesStrong understanding of identity lifecycle management and access provisioning processesProven experience delivering IAM, IDAM, IGA or Access Governance solutions within complex enterprise environmentsExperience working within Agile delivery environmentsStrong stakeholder engagement and communication skillsKnowledge of RBAC, access governance, certification and compliance controlsExperience with Saviynt, SailPoint, Omada, ForgeRock or similar IAM/IGA platformsKnowledge of SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and SCIMExperience integrating with ServiceNowExperience supporting Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutionsExperience within government, regulated or high-security environmentsUnderstanding of Zero Trust and modern identity security principlesScripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Python or similar technologies