IAM Team Lead -  Customer Identity

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IAM Team Lead - Customer Identity

Bristol

Up to £85,000 + great benefits

This business is undergoing a huge technology transformation and are looking for an IAM Team Lead to manage a team of experienced analysts in the business’ Customer Identity team.. This business is going through a big technology transformation programme that is estimated to take 3 -5 years. The successful IAM Team Lead will be part of this journey and have great technical exposure and the ability to rapidly progress. The team already have an impressive array of tooling to manage their Customer Identity Access so this role will be to act as the Identity SME and provide leadership and guidance to talented and motivated team.

IAM Team Lead

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful IAM Team Lead will:

  • Be an engaging leader who ensures the Customer Identity team develops as individuals and as a function

  • Manage the identity federation and authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)

  • Ensure that both regulatory policies and security policies are adhered to in the identity governance team

    IAM Team Lead – Your Background

    The ideal IAM Team Lead will have:

  • Experience in a similar role, in both leadership and Knowledge

  • Relevant experience of Identity tools for example

    • Ping

    • Forgerock

    • SailPoint

    • EntraID

  • Experience of identity federation and authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)

  • Demonstrable leadership experience, ideally with having been involved in Segregation of Duties process into a business

  • Experience of working in a collaborative manner with auditors, compliance and other key business stakeholders

  • A strong understanding of framework for example ISO 27001, NIST or similar governance models

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