Technical Project Manager, IAM (SC)

Sanderson Government & Defence; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK Defence Consultancy is seeking a strong Technical Project Manager with a solid IAM background. The role involves leading IAM projects, defining scopes, and liaising with various technical teams. Candidates must have proven experience in IAM project management, possess SC clearance, and ideally have aerospace experience. This position is based in Hertfordshire, requiring on-site work 4-5 days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Technical Project Management within IAM.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to engage with technical teams.
• Experience in Aerospace is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of IAM-related projects.
• Define project scopes, goals, and timelines.
• Liaise with internal teams for IAM requirements.
• Manage third-party vendors and system integrators.

Skills

Technical Project Management in IAM

IAM principles, technologies, and frameworks

IAM deployment experience

Engagement with engineers and cybersecurity professionals

Agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodologies

SC Clearance

Job description

Techncial Project Manager, IAM

I am currently looking for a strong Technical Project Manager with a solid background of working with IAM. Within this role, you will be required to work with a variety of technical teams to gather critical data requirements and implement them into your work.

Rate - £650.00 per day inside ir35

Duration - 18 months with the potential of extension

Location - Hertfordshire - 4-5 days a week onsite

Responsibilities

1. Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple IAM-related projects (e.g., role-based access control, identity lifecycle management, privileged access management, SSO/MFA implementations).
2. Define and manage project scopes, goals, milestones, deliverables, and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders and technical teams.
3. Ensure alignment with enterprise security strategies, compliance frameworks, and technology roadmaps.
4. Liaise with internal teams including Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud, Architecture, HR, and Legal to understand IAM requirements and dependencies.
5. Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather business and technical requirements, identify risks, and determine appropriate solutions.
6. Manage third-party vendors or systems integrators involved in IAM project delivery.
7. Translate business and technical IAM requirements into actionable project tasks.
8. Work closely with architects and engineers to ensure technical feasibility and consistency with organisational standards.
9. Oversee deployment and configuration activities, ensuring security and compliance are built into IAM implementations.

Key Skills

• Proven experience as Technical Project Manager within Identity Access Management.
• Strong knowledge of IAM principles, technologies, and frameworks.
• IAM deployment experience.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to engage confidently with engineers, architects, and cybersecurity professionals.
• Aerospace experience would be desirable.
• Skilled in Agile, waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.
• SC Cleared is a MUST.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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