Identity Engineer

Yorkshire Building Society Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Bonus up to 15%

Pension scheme 11%

Private medical insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society Group is seeking an Identity Operations Engineer to protect and enable secure access across our hybrid identity estate. You will deliver and improve identity services across Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, while working with our MSP to ensure governance and security standards are met.

You will act as SME for complex incidents, advance authentication controls, and drive automation and service improvements, all while supporting audit and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering identity services in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on work with Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Familiarity with IAM controls and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, support and improve identity services across AD and Entra ID.
• Collaborate with MSP to maintain secure identity environment and governance.
• Act as SME for complex incidents, enhancing authentication and access controls.
• Drive automation and service improvements within Identity Operations.
• Support audit, assurance and regulatory requirements for identity management.

Skills

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

Hybrid identity

IAM principles

MFA

Conditional Access

SSO

Application integrations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Help us protect and enable secure access across Yorkshire Building Society. As anIdentity Operations Engineer in our Technology Services team, you'll play a key role in supporting and evolving the identity services that keep our colleagues, systems and customers safe.

This is a hybrid role with remote working, and approx. 4-5 days per month onsite in our Bradford or central Leeds offices.

About the role

As an Identity Operations Engineer, you'll help protect and enable secure access to the systems and services our colleagues rely on every day. You will -

• Work within our Identity Operations team, be responsible for the delivery, support and continuous improvement of identity services across Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID
• Work closely with our Managed Service Provider (MSP) to maintain a secure, resilient and well-governed identity environment, ensuring operational and security standards are consistently met
• Act as a subject matter expert, supporting the resolution of complex incidents, enhancing authentication and access controls, and driving automation and service improvements
• Play an important role in shaping Identity Operations standards, processes and future roadmaps, whilst supporting audit, assurance and regulatory requirements
• This is a great opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with continuous improvement, helping to strengthen the security and resilience of a modern hybrid identity estate

About you

You'll have strong experience supporting identity services and be passionate about delivering secure, reliable solutions that enable colleagues to work effectively and safely. You’ll bring -

• Experience supporting Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity environments
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles and security controls, including MFA and Conditional Access
• Experience supporting authentication services, SSO and application integrations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills.
• Understanding of ITIL principles and operational service management

It would be beneficial if you also have -

• Experience within a regulated financial services environment
• Experience driving process improvement, automation and operational efficiencies
• Exposure to audit, risk and compliance activities within identity management

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact [e-mail]

Please note: If successful in the role, you may be issued a refreshed contract. If you’d like to talk to us about this and any impact there may be on your current benefits get in touch