IAM & PAM Security Engineer

Realtime Recruitment; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Realtime Recruitment seeks an experienced Identity Security Engineer to join its Cyber Engineering & Architecture team on a 12-month day-rate contract. The role strengthens the organisation's identity security posture by implementing and governing IAM and PAM capabilities, automating lifecycle processes, and delivering secure-by-design identity solutions.

You will work with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Application, and Technology teams to design, implement and support identity services, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ industry experience, with 5+ years in IAM/Identity Security.
• Strong hands-on experience with Active Directory and/or Entra ID.
• Strong hands-on experience with SailPoint / IGA.
• Experience with PAM / privileged access management.
• Understanding of RBAC, least privilege, Zero Trust and access governance.
• Engineering-focused background to design, implement and troubleshoot identity solutions.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Identity & Security, CISSP, CISM, CIAM, CRISC or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering across Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Design and improve IAM/IGA lifecycle processes including Joiner/Mover/Leaver and access governance.
• Hands-on experience with SailPoint for identity governance and access lifecycle management.
• Support PAM implementation and privileged access controls.
• Implement RBAC, least privilege, access reviews and identity security controls.
• Monitor and improve the organisation’s identity security posture.
• Collaborate with Cyber, Technology and Application teams to implement secure-by-design identity solutions.
• Support identity-related security incidents and remediation.
• Automate and continuously improve IAM processes and controls.

Skills

IAM/Identity Security

Active Directory

Entra ID

SailPoint / IGA

PAM / privileged access

RBAC / Zero Trust

Identity governance

Access reviews

Tools

Active Directory

Entra ID

SailPoint

PAM

Job description

Realtime Recruitment seeks an experienced Identity Security Engineer to join its Cyber Engineering & Architecture team on a 12-month day-rate contract. The role strengthens the organisation's identity security posture by implementing and governing IAM and PAM capabilities, automating lifecycle processes, and delivering secure-by-design identity solutions.

You will work with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Application, and Technology teams to design, implement and support identity services, and