Senior IAM Consultant

Manchester
1 month ago
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Senior Identity Access Management (IAM) Consultant
£65,000 - £75,000 (neg.) plus car allowance and bonus
Leeds or Manchester - Relaxed hybrid working

Hays Technology are working with a global firm who are looking for an experienced Senior Identity and Access Management Consultant. This role requires eligibility for SC clearance and does not provide visa sponsorship.

The team you'll be working within are responsible for providing Identity and Access Management services to a wide range of clients. You'll be working on projects to provide IAM solutions to clients, running IAM diagnostics, assisting with strategy definition and minimising IAM risk for clients.

This is a role that will require extensive technical knowledge spanning one or multiple of the IAM solutions listed further below. The role will also require excellent communication skills alongside stakeholder engagement and management ability for the consulting side of the role. This is a role that will allow you to grow with the business and my client will play to your strengths. The ideal candidate to start this role will have a mixture of senior level consulting experience and IAM technical expertise.

What you'll be doing:

Consulting with clients across a variety of sectors on IAM solutions
Driving and completing complex client engagements
Completing application onboarding
Leading on IAM initiatives and deliveries for high profile clients
Overseeing solutions to be released to clients
Supporting and providing specialised input into IAM implementations of large scales
Providing outbound specialised expertise on IAM tools and their integration with client systems
Gaining an understanding of clients' businesses, offering suggestions, providing IAM support
Communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Acting a senior-level SME on IAM controls needed by clientsWhat we're looking for:

Experience consulting on large IAM initiatives for clients would be ideal
Extensive IAM expertise: understanding of technical controls and contemporary IAM risks
Experience utilising/implementing one or more of the following, the more the better: Okta, Entra ID, BeyondTrust, Oneidentity, CyberArk, Sailpoint
Eligibility for SC clearance
Demonstrable internal and external stakeholder engagement and management ability
Good time management
A resilient personality able to deal with a fast-paced environmentWhat you'll get in return

In addition to a salary of between £65,000 to £75,000 with higher salaries considered for the right candidate, you'll also receive a variety of benefits, such as:
Car/Cash allowance
Annual bonus (usually between 3-5%)
Progression plans and growth opportunities within National and Global teams
Good holidays and pensionWhat you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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