Senior Cybersecurity Architect – Identity & Access Management (IAM)

London Strategy; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Architect to guide IAM initiatives and enhance enterprise security. This role involves leading security architecture design, conducting IAM assessments, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure security compliance. The ideal candidate should have extensive cybersecurity experience, strong IAM skills, and relevant certifications. This UK-based remote position offers competitive compensation and an opportunity to work with seasoned advisors on complex security challenges.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Work with senior advisors

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of extensive experience in cybersecurity with hands-on IAM responsibilities.
• Experience in leading IAM assessments and delivering improvements in enterprises.
• Strong understanding of IAM frameworks including NIST and ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of enterprise cybersecurity architecture focusing on IAM.
• Conduct IAM assessments and develop actionable remediation roadmaps.
• Define and maintain security standards aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with teams to evaluate new solutions and support secure delivery.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud technologies

Zero Trust Architecture

Education

CISSP

CISM

CCSP

Azure/AWS certifications

Tools

Azure AD

Okta

SailPoint

CyberArk

Ping

ForgeRock

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Cybersecurity Architect with deep expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM) to lead architectural strategy, governance, and assessment activities across enterprise environments. This role is ideal for a security architect who has delivered end-to-end IAM assessments, shaped security roadmaps, and guided organisations toward mature, scalable, and compliant identity practices.

You will partner with senior technology, product, and risk stakeholders to drive identity-led security outcomes and influence enterprise security strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and advancement of enterprise cybersecurity architecture with a strong focus on IAM domains, including identity lifecycle management, access governance, authentication, authorisation, and privileged access.
• Conduct IAM assessments, maturity evaluations, capability gap analyses, and develop actionable remediation roadmaps.
• Define and maintain security reference architectures, standards, and reusable patterns aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, and risk teams to evaluate new solutions, identify security impacts, and support secure delivery.
• Guide solution evaluation and vendor selection for IAM technologies such as IGA, PAM, SSO / MFA, federation, and directory services.
• Provide expert advisory on Zero Trust models, least privilege, and identity-driven security strategies.
• Support incident response and architecture reviews related to identity threats, misuse, or vulnerabilities.
• Mentor technical teams and promote a strong security‑by‑design culture across the organisation.

Required Experience & Skills

• Extensive experience (8–12 years) in cybersecurity, including significant hands‑on IAM architectural responsibilities
• Proven experience leading IAM assessments and delivering improvement programmes in mid‑to‑large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of IAM frameworks and best practices, including NIST, ISO 27001 / 27701, CIS, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA).
• Hands‑on exposure to IGA, PAM, SSO / MFA, federation, and directory technologies (e.g., Azure AD / Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, Ping, ForgeRock).
• Expertise in producing high‑level and detailed architecture artefacts across cloud and hybrid landscapes (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into secure, scalable identity solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing senior leaders.
• Preferred certifications : CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA , cloud certifications (Azure / AWS), or relevant IAM vendor certifications.

Contracting Details

• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Start date : First week of the new year
• UK-based remote role
• British nationals only

About London Strategy

We are an IT consulting firm based in London with vast experience in M&A, IT, and transformation services. Our team transforms complexity into priority actions, a clear timeline, and executive decisions supported by appropriate governance. You can work with senior advisors with Big Four and top‑tier advisory firm backgrounds. Our success comes from a shared belief in rolling up our sleeves, working hard to solve complex challenges, executing plans, and implementing technology to help transform organisations. As we grow and deepen our impact on organisations worldwide, we seek the right people to join us on our mission.