Machine Identity Management Lead

NatWest Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Machine Identity Management Lead to own and manage their Machine Identity Services. You will be responsible for the 24x7 operation, ensuring service resilience and uptime while developing robust security principles in service delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong strategy execution experience, excellent service delivery skills, and be a trusted adviser to executive leadership on machine identity issues. This role requires communication skills to explain complex topics in understandable terms.

Qualifications

• Strong communicator able to describe complex technical subjects in business terms.
• Ability to manage and guide a team of security specialists and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage Machine Identity Services.
• Ensure service resilience and uptime.
• Act as a trusted adviser on machine identity topics.
• Promote a high-performing culture within the team.

Skills

Service delivery experience in a critical 24x7 environment

Service Strategy development skills

Risk and compliance understanding

Financial and commercial acumen

Strong understanding of cryptography

Job description

Join us as a Machine Identity Management Lead

• We’ll look to you to work at a domain and Centre of Excellence level to own and manage Machine Identity Services
• You’ll make sure that these services meet the needs of Security leadership, colleagues and wider stakeholders to protect the bank, our people, our customers and our data
• You’re joining an inclusive team with a collaborative ethos and a commitment to innovation and professional development

What you'll do

You’ll be responsible for the evolution of our Machine Identity function, including the development, and delivery of the strategy for post quantum computing, certificate authority replacement, secrets management, operational dashboarding, reporting and KPIs and the retirement of legacy cryptographic algorithms along with Service Design and Management.

You’ll also be:

• Responsible for the 24x7 operation of Machine Identity Services, striving to ensure service resilience and uptime to support the business
• Making sure that robust security principles are continuously considered and incorporated at every stage of service development and delivery
• Responsible for the development, promotion, and maintenance of a high performing culture that supports the transformation of the Identity & Access Management Machine Identity function
• Acting as a trusted adviser to executive leadership on machine identity, including digital certificates and public key infrastructure, certificate lifecycle management, machine to machine authentication, key management, cryptography, post quantum computing, hardware security modules, secrets management, and AI agent governance
• Accountable for a team of security specialists, technical leads and software engineers responsible for delivering machine identity services to the bank around the clock

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for a leader with strong strategy execution experience along with strong service design and service delivery experience. You’ll also be a strong communicator with the ability to describe complex technical subjects in business terms.

In addition, you’ll need:

• Strong service delivery experience in a critical 24x7 environment
• Service Strategy development skills with Strategy delivery experience
• ITIL or Service Delivery skills in Incident, Problem and Change Management, Service Design and Configuration Management
• Risk and compliance experience and understanding of frameworks such as NIST, ISO 270001
• Financial and commercial acumen with proven transformation skills, including strategy and execution
• A strong understanding of cryptography, public key infrastructure, secrets management, certificate lifecycle management and automation, post quantum readiness, and agentic AI governance