Identity Access Technical Lead

Bristol
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Identity Access Technical Lead

Bristol or Edinburgh 3 days a week on site

Up to £95,000 + great benefits

This business is undergoing a huge technology transformation and are looking for an Identity Access Technical Lead to manage a team of experienced analysts across both the IGA discipline and the Customer Identity areas. This business is going through a big technology transformation programme that is estimated to take 3 -5 years. The successful Identity Access Technical 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 Identity Access so this role will be to act as the Identity SME and provide leadership and technical guidance to talented and motivated team.

Identity Access Technical Lead

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful Identity Access Technical Lead will:

  • Be an engaging leader who ensures the 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

  • Influence the implementation of Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls and support strategy development for Privileged Access Management (PAM)

  • Lead incident triage and resolution of IAM-related platform issues, ensuring service reliability and root cause remediation

  • Contribute to strategic planning for IAM maturity including roadmap development, platform upgrades, and architectural evolution

    Identity Access Technical Lead – Your Background

    The ideal Identity Access Technical 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

  • Strong technical experience in IAM delivery, including authentication, federation (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2), and access lifecycle automation

  • Hands-on background in engineering or supporting IAM platforms in medium to large enterprises

  • Proven ability to lead the technical direction of a multi-disciplinary IAM team, ensuring consistent delivery and platform stability

  • Experience implementing or guiding access governance practices including JML processes, access certification, RBAC, and SoD frameworks

    We welcome applicants from underrepresented areas to apply for this role

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