Identity and Cloud Solutions Architect £110K

Principle; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Principle is seeking an experienced IAM Solutions Architect for a 12-month PAYE contract, delivering enterprise identity, access and integration programmes across EMEA.

You’ll lead migrations, act as a technical trusted adviser, and design practical identity and SSO approaches while collaborating with sales, product, engineering and customer teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in Solutions Architecture, Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales or Technical Consulting.
• Deep Identity & Access Management (IAM) expertise.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of SSO, SAML, SCIM, IDP/IDaaS, provisioning and access governance.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud, security and integrations.
• Excellent client-facing skills with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple enterprise IAM migrations and integration projects.
• Act as the technical trusted adviser for key customers.
• Design and guide identity, SSO and enterprise integration approaches.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive resolution.
• Collaborate with sales, product, engineering and customer teams.

Skills

IAM domain

Enterprise architecture

SSO

SAML

SCIM

IDP/IDaaS

Access governance

Cloud & security

Stakeholder advisory

IAM platforms

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Okta

Ping Identity

ForgeRock

SailPoint

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for Identity Access & Cloud Experts!

Are you an experienced IAM Solutions Architect who enjoys solving complex identity challenges for large enterprise customers?

We’re hiring a Senior IAM Solutions Architect for a 12-month PAYE contract, working on large-scale identity, access and integration programmes across EMEA. This is a highly client-facing role combining deep IAM expertise, solution architecture and technical consulting.

The Offer:

• Type: 12-month contract (inside IR35 - PAYE), weekly pay.
• Annual Salary: Up to £110,000 annually.
• Location: Hybrid, with 3 days onsite in London.

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years' experience in Solutions Architecture, Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales or Technical Consulting
• Deep Identity & Access Management (IAM) expertise
• Strong hands-on knowledge of SSO, SAML, SCIM, IDP/IDaaS, provisioning and access governance
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud, security and integrations
• Excellent client-facing skills – comfortable advising both technical and senior business stakeholders
• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock or SailPoint is highly desirable

What might your day look like?

• Lead multiple enterprise IAM migrations and integration projects
• Act as the technical trusted adviser for key customers
• Understand customer challenges and turn them into practical technical solutions
• Design and guide identity, SSO and enterprise integration approaches
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and help drive them through to resolution
• Work closely with sales, product, engineering and customer teams
• Feed customer insights back into product and solution development
• Experience within AdTech/Digital Marketing, APIs, Postman/Swagger or Generative AI would be a bonus, but isn't essential.