Senior Analyst - Identity & Access Management (IAM) (Contract)

GCS Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is looking for a Senior IAM Analyst to enhance identity and access management capabilities within a large enterprise environment in the United Kingdom. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in IAM and hands-on knowledge of IAM tools such as SailPoint or Azure AD. Responsibilities include managing user lifecycle, conducting access reviews, and ensuring compliance with security protocols.

The role offers a chance to work cross-functionally with both technical and business teams, supporting ongoing transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in IAM within large organisations.
• Hands-on experience with IAM tools like SailPoint or Okta.
• Understanding of authentication protocols such as SAML and OAuth.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and optimisation of IAM controls.
• Conduct access reviews and recertifications.
• Investigate and resolve access-related incidents.

Skills

IAM experience in large organisations

Hands-on experience with IAM tools

Understanding of identity governance

Experience with access certification

Knowledge of security frameworks

Tools

SailPoint

Okta

Azure AD

CyberArk

Job description

Overview

A Senior IAM Analyst is required to support and enhance identity and access management capabilities across a large-scale, enterprise environment. The role will focus on strengthening access controls, improving identity governance, and supporting ongoing transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation and optimisation of IAM controls and processes
• Manage and improve user lifecycle management (joiners, movers, leavers)
• Conduct access reviews, recertifications, and role-based access control (RBAC) activities
• Ensure enforcement of least privilege and segregation of duties (SoD)
• Work with application and infrastructure teams to onboard systems into IAM solutions
• Support privileged access management (PAM) initiatives
• Assist with IAM-related audit activities and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations
• Investigate and resolve access-related incidents and issues

Key Requirements

• Strong experience in IAM within large organisations
• Hands-on experience with IAM tools (e.g. SailPoint, Okta, Azure AD, CyberArk or similar)
• Understanding of identity governance, authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)
• Experience with access certification and entitlement reviews
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, or CIS controls
• Ability to work across technical and business teams

Desirable

• Experience in cloud IAM (Azure / AWS)
• Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python)
• Relevant certifications (e.g. CIAM, CISSP, or vendor certifications)

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.