Lead IAM Systems Engineer & Consultant

Allstate NI; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Annual pay reviews

Life assurance and income protection

Private medical and dental insurance

Flexible working options

Hybrid working

Two volunteering days per year

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Allstate NI is seeking a Systems Engineer Lead Consultant for Identity & Authentication to design, implement and operate enterprise IAM in complex hybrid environments. You will lead and mentor a team, drive incident avoidance, and ensure secure, scalable identity solutions.

The role requires deep experience with AD DS/ADFS, Entra ID, ADCS, and hybrid identity, plus strong scripting, automation, and IaC skills. Hybrid working and a strong, award-winning culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years designing, implementing and supporting enterprise IAM in complex hybrid environments.
• Minimum 1 year leading and mentoring a team in Identity and Authentication.
• Advanced experience with AD DS, ADFS, Entra ID, ADCS and Hybrid Identity.
• Strong PowerShell scripting, automation, APIs, IaC and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, WS-Federation and certificate-based authentication.

Responsibilities

• Lead identifying and recommending changes for moderate to complex IAM components to prevent incidents.
• Resolve incidents and perform root cause analysis to improve resiliency.
• Lead integration planning of hardware/software components with other teams.
• Support production service requests and handle routine administration of identity infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain tools for maintaining, modifying, and monitoring IAM components.
• Lead testing, debugging, and performance analysis of IAM components.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure interoperability and data integrity.

Skills

IAM

AD DS/ADFS

PowerShell

IaC

APIs

SAML/OIDC

GPO/DNS/WSUS/SCOM

Hybrid Identity

Tools

AD DS/ADFS

Microsoft Entra ID

ADCS

GitHub

CI/CD

Job description

Allstate NI is seeking a Systems Engineer Lead Consultant for Identity & Authentication to design, implement and operate enterprise IAM in complex hybrid environments. You will lead and mentor a team, drive incident avoidance, and ensure secure, scalable identity solutions.

The role requires deep experience with AD DS/ADFS, Entra ID, ADCS, and hybrid identity, plus strong scripting, automation, and IaC skills. Hybrid working and a strong, award-winning culture are offered.