Senior IAM Specialist - Privileged Access Management (PAM)

IBM; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK seeks a candidate for a role involving the design and deployment of IBM Security Verify PAM solutions. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of hands-on experience in privileged access management, proficiency with Active Directory, and scripting skills. This role offers training opportunities, a culture of innovation, and regular promotions.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Regular promotion opportunities

Work-life balance support

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Group personal pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience with IBM Verify Privileged Access Management.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex, multi-vendor environments.
• Ability to create and maintain comprehensive technical and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and configuration of IBM Security Verify PAM solutions.
• Implement privileged account lifecycle management including onboarding, vaulting, rotation, and de-provisioning.
• Configure and enforce session monitoring, recording, and access control policies.

Skills

IBM Verify Privileged Access Management

Privileged account onboarding

Access policy design

Session management

Active Directory

LDAP

API integrations

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry‑recognised certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer‑to‑peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centres offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and configuration of IBM Security Verify PAM solutions.
• Implement privileged account lifecycle management including onboarding, vaulting, rotation, and de‑provisioning.
• Configure and enforce session monitoring, recording, and access control policies.
• Integrate IBM Verify PAM with Active Directory/LDAP, cloud platforms, HR systems, and enterprise applications.
• Perform patching, version upgrades, and regular health checks for PAM infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot issues related to access control, vault integration, and platform onboarding.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, SOPs, and knowledge base articles.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, compliance, and application teams to ensure alignment with enterprise governance and risk objectives.

Required Education

None

Preferred Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on experience with IBM Verify Privileged Access Management.
• Proven expertise in privileged account onboarding, access policy design, and session management.
• Strong understanding of PAM architecture, security principles, and least privilege enforcement.
• Experience with directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP.
• Knowledge of API integrations and connector development.
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python) and experience with REST APIs.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills in complex, multi‑vendor environments.
• Ability to create and maintain comprehensive technical and process documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Additional Information

• Have the valid right to work in the UK (we are unable to provide visa sponsorship).
• Be a resident of the UK, having lived continuously in the UK for the last 10 years.
• Be eligible to hold or obtain UK Government security clearance.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with other PAM/IAM solutions such as CyberArk, Saviynt, or BeyondTrust.
• Certifications such as IBM Certified IAM Specialist or equivalent.
• Exposure to cloud IAM technologies (e.g., Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM, GCP IAM).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, particularly in the context of IAM and PAM.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.