IGA Architect - Sailpoint

Consult; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult in London seeks an experienced SailPoint IGA Architect to shape and deliver a modern identity governance programme. You will own the target-state architecture, focusing on AI-agent and non-human identities within the IGA platform.

Hybrid role with London on-site engagements, ASAP start, 6-month contract with potential extension. You will engage senior stakeholders to drive risk-aligned identity strategy and governance across complex integrations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an IGA Architect on SailPoint ISC with end-to-end implementations.
• Strong knowledge of identity lifecycle management, RBAC, access certifications and segregation of duties.
• Experience designing complex integrations and workflows, including rules, transforms and APIs.
• Track record of working in large, regulated or professional services environments.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and the ability to translate technical design into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the target-state IGA architecture using SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC).
• Lead solution design across joiner/mover/leaver lifecycle, access requests, certifications, role modelling and policy enforcement.
• Design connector and integration patterns for HR, directory, cloud and business-critical applications.
• Produce high-level and low-level design documentation and guide delivery teams through build and deployment.
• Advise senior stakeholders on identity strategy, risk and compliance alignment.
• Define how agentic and AI-driven identities are onboarded, governed and decommissioned within the IGA platform.

Skills

IGA architecture

Identity lifecycle mgmt

RBAC

Integrations & workflows

Stakeholder comms

Tools

SailPoint ISC

Job description

We’re working with a leading professional services organization to appoint an experienced SailPoint IGA Architect on an initial 6-month contract. You’ll shape the design and delivery of a modern identity governance programme, with a particular focus on how identity security extends to AI agents and other non-human identities.

Key details

• Role: SailPoint IGA Architect
• Contract: 6 months initial, with potential for extension
• Location: London, hybrid (X days per week on site)
• IR35 status: Inside IR35
• Start date: ASAP

What you’ll be doing

• Defining and owning the target-state IGA architecture using SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC)
• Leading solution design across joiner/mover/leaver lifecycle, access requests, certifications, role modelling and policy enforcement
• Designing connector and integration patterns for HR, directory, cloud and business-critical applications
• Producing high-level and low-level design documentation and guiding delivery teams through build and deployment
• Advising senior stakeholders on identity strategy, risk and compliance alignment
• Defining how agentic and AI-driven identities are onboarded, governed and decommissioned within the IGA platform

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Proven experience as an IGA Architect on SailPoint ISC, with end-to-end implementations delivered
• Strong knowledge of identity lifecycle management, RBAC, access certifications and segregation of duties
• Experience designing complex integrations and workflows, including rules, transforms and APIs
• Track record of working in large, regulated or professional services environments
• Excellent stakeholder communication and the ability to translate technical design into business outcomes

Desirable

• Hands-on experience with agentic lifecycle management and the governance of agentic identities (AI agents, service accounts, machine and non-human identities)
• Understanding of emerging risks and controls around autonomous agents, such as ownership, entitlements, least privilege and auditability
• SailPoint certifications
• Familiarity with wider IAM tooling such as PAM, access management and cloud identity platforms