Technical Lead (IAM Specialist)

GCS Recruitment; Deepcar; On-site; GBP 110,700 - 119,925; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Umbrella (Inside IR35)

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Technical Lead for Identity & Access Management (IAM) in Sheffield on a hybrid basis. You will shape and deliver next‑generation IAM services for a global financial services client, leading technical design, architecture, and governance across a large enterprise programme.

This contract role requires deep IAM expertise, Zero Trust framing, and DevSecOps experience, with responsibilities spanning HLD/LLD, risk management, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise IAM programmes in financial services.
• Strong knowledge of authentication, authorization, and IAM architectures.
• Experience with Zero Trust and security-first design.
• Proficiency in DevSecOps and Secure SDLC.
• Excellent stakeholder communication across tech and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and architecture for enterprise IAM solutions.
• Define High & Low Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs) and drive design governance.
• Drive technical decisions, technology selection, and governance.
• Ensure security, resilience, scalability, and production-readiness.
• Mentor engineers and provide design assurance.
• Support delivery planning and cross-team integration.

Skills

Lead enterprise IAM programmes

Identity & Access Management

Zero Trust security

DevSecOps

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Job description

TECHNICAL LEAD - IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM) - CONTRACT

Sheffield | Hybrid (1-3 Days On-Site) | Until 30th November 2026 | High Chance of Extension | £600-650 Per Day | Umbrella (Inside IR35)

THE PROJECT

A global financial services organisation is delivering a large-scale Identity & Access Management (IAM) transformation and is looking for an experienced Technical Lead to help shape and deliver next‑generation identity services. This is an opportunity to lead the technical direction of a major enterprise programme, driving secure, scalable IAM solutions across a complex global environment.

• Lead the technical design and architecture for enterprise IAM solutions.
• Define and maintain High & Low Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs).
• Drive technical decision‑making, solution governance, and technology selection.
• Ensure alignment with security, enterprise architecture, and regulatory standards.
• Champion Zero Trust and Identity-First security principles.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and design assurance across engineering teams.
• Support delivery planning, technical risk management, and cross-team integration.
• Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and production‑ready.

SKILLS NEEDED

• Proven experience leading enterprise IAM programmes within Financial Services.
• Strong background in Identity & Access Management, Authentication, and Authorisation.
• Experience designing secure, scalable architectures in complex enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, Identity Lifecycle Management, Secrets Management, and API Security.
• Experience with DevSecOps, Secure SDLC, cloud-native security, and automation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business teams.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Bonus

• Experience with Workload Identity, Policy-as-Code, Certificate Lifecycle Management, Event-Driven Identity Integration, and Observability.

YOUR IMPACT

You'll play a key role in transforming enterprise Identity & Access Management for a global banking organisation, helping deliver secure, scalable identity services that underpin critical business operations. Your technical leadership will shape future architecture, improve operational resilience, and support the delivery of one of the organisation's largest security transformation programmes.