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Head of IAM

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1 month ago
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Overview:
I am currently recruiting for a Head of IAM to join one of my clients who are a Tier 1 Investment Bank. You will lead a talented team that is responsible for the operation, development and support of all applications across all areas of the business. You will lead and be collectively responsible for ensuring IT Security is managed through Identity and Access Management and Cyber Security.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Govern and advise on technical direction for Authentication, CyberArk and Access Management, especially through technical workshops and 1:1 coaching sessions
Daily management and maintenance of the Authentication, CyberArk and Access Management platform, ensuring service availability; health and performance monitoring & alerting and the maintenance of operational & technical documentation.
Proactively initiate investigations for improvements for standard operating processes and procedures, utilising the current owned / licensed tools available, to evidence and escalate issues to the management team.
Play a leading role in documenting, presenting and using direct communication to map software lifecycle, create work breakdown structures (WBS) and the appropriate supporting documentation
Lead technical delivery, supporting the programme and project managers delivering specialist tasks to time and cost.Essential Skills and Experience:

Microsoft Active Directory (Certificate Services/Federated Services)
Entra ID – management via Powershell modules and Graph API / Conditional Access Policies
CyberArk Privileged Access Management
DNS configuration and advanced troubleshooting
Group Policy Objects
Quest Change Auditor / Quest Forest Recovery Manager
Azure AD Connect Connectors, sync rules and metaverse queries
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User Lifecycle ManagementPackage:

£100,000 - £120,000 Basic Salary
20% bonus
15% Pension
Excellent benefits
Remote workingHead of IAM - £100,000 - £120,000 – 20% bonus - Investment Bank - Remote working

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