IAM Architect

London
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IAM Architect 

6 Month Contract

London (Hybrid)

£450/day (Outside IR35)

IAM Architect needed for a 6 Month Contract in London. Hybrid working - with 2 to 3 days/week in the office + the rest of the time working remotely from home (WFH).

A chance to work with a global IT services consultancy on an IAM solutions projects for a global Telecommunications client. Start ASAP in May 2025.

Key experience + tasks will include:

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Architect needed to join the Cloud Security Team.

Hands-on experience with IAM tools such as Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, AWS IAM, GCP IAM, SailPoint, CyberArk.

Architecting, designing + implementing secure, scalable IAM solutions within multi-cloud environments.

Designing + implementing IAM solutions across AWS, GCP + Microsoft Entra environments.

IAM standards, authentication protocols + identity frameworks: OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC, Kerberos, LDAP, SCIM, MFA, Zero Trust, Identity Federation + Identity as the Perimeter.

Strong hands-on experience of IAM tools, cloud identity integration, security frameworks, authentication protocols, IAM systems, API gateway security + token-based access strategies.

Integrating IAM controls with applications, APIs and cloud services to support secure access and authentication.

Implementing advanced IAM capabilities including: SSO, identity federation, conditional access policies + adaptive access.

Designing / maintaining cloud ingress security mechanisms including: firewall rules, mTLS, certificate pinning, private access endpoints, mutual authentication for secure service-to-service communication.

Configuring identity-aware proxy (IAP) services and secure APIs with authentication and authorization layers.

Developing policies for role-based access control (RBAC), attribute-based access control (ABAC) + Just-in-Time (JIT) access.

Automating IAM processes + controls through scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.

Writing automation scripts using: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Bash + using Terraform for IAM policy management.

Audit, compliance + governance ensuring adherence to standards such as: ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2, CIS

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