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Sanderson Government and Defence · Farnborough, United Kingdom · £48,000 - 88,000 per year
Salary: £48,000 - 88,000 per year Requirements: Minimum 12 years of experience in Identity and Access Management, including at least 5 years in an architecture role Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale IDAM solutions Experience in secure, regulated, or government-focused environments Expertise in modern identity platforms, including Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Okta, Ping Identity, and ForgeRock Strong knowledge of Active Directory, LDAP, OAuth 2.0, SAML, OpenID Connect, and identity federation Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM), Role-Based and Attribute-Based Access Control (RBAC/ABAC), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), access certification, and entitlement management Understanding of cloud and hybrid identity architectures Strong knowledge of security architecture, cryptography, and secure authentication principles Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills DV clearance or active DV clearance Desirable: CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certification Desirable: Microsoft Entra ID/Azure or Okta certifications Desirable: experience delivering Zero Trust architectures or working on Defence, Aerospace, or Central Government programmes Desirable: previous DV or SC clearance Responsibilities: Design enterprise-scale Identity and Access Management architectures and develop authentication, authorisation, and MFA frameworks Design and implement RBAC, ABAC, and PAM solutions, and define identity governance, access lifecycle, and entitlement management strategies Evaluate emerging technologies and support platform selection Ensure identity architectures align with government and industry security standards Conduct security risk assessments and recommend mitigations Design audit, logging, monitoring, data protection, and encryption capabilities for identity platforms Support regulatory and security compliance requirements Lead the design and implementation of modern IDAM platforms, including Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, Ping, and ForgeRock Architect cloud-native and hybrid identity solutions, and support API-driven identity services and microservices-based authentication models Lead identity migrations and transformation programmes Provide architectural leadership and mentoring to technical teams Define architecture standards, patterns, and governance frameworks Lead technical design reviews and architecture assurance activities, and produce and maintain architecture documentation Design identity integ