The IAM & Security Architect will provide technical leadership and guidance in translating business requirements into architectural patterns and solution designs that meet both functional and non-functional needs. The role plays a key part in shaping the strategy, design, and governance of strategic investments to meet the evolving technology demands of the organisation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design end-to-end architecture to support IT Security/Identity management across the enterprise.
- Develop and maintain Security/IAM architecture for IT projects.
- Design IT Security/IAM solutions across web, mobile applications, middleware, networks, cloud, and OT environments.
- Establish architecture principles for identity/security domains.
- Develop IDAM blueprints for standardized solutions across IT.
- Design and implement best practice identity provisioning/deprovisioning processes aligned with security frameworks.
- Continuously review and update blueprints, ensuring they remain scalable and fit for purpose.
- Contribute to the Security architecture roadmap.
- Provide key input for business cases and proposals.
- Ensure technical infrastructure designs are consistent with security standards and policies.
- Participate in audit and compliance processes related to Security/IAM solutions.
- Offer architectural governance during delivery, providing technical leadership to solution designers and development teams.
- Act as a point of escalation for Security/IAM enhancements and capability development.
- Lead the analysis of current and future state solutions for complex systems.
- Contribute to business process design, case design, and information design.
- Propose improvements to the organization's identity capability to meet evolving business needs.
- Liaise with vendors and partners as needed.
- Assist in the testing and implementation of Disaster Recovery procedures.
- Ensure alignment with business requirements, including capacity planning and licensing obligations.
- Maintain and develop documentation.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, products, and solutions.
- Collaborate with peers, technical leads, and stakeholders to understand business requirements.
- Participate in TDA reviews of solutions.
- Contribute to the IT roadmap and service improvement plans.
Skills/Attributes Required:
- Extensive experience in Security/Identity concepts.
- Demonstrated expertise in security architecture and design.
- Proven experience in IDAM architecture and design.
- Experience with JML/Supplier Access reviews and improvements.
- Strong background in developing solutions across web, mobile, middleware, networks, cloud, and OT environments.
- Expertise in architecting security/identity models in line with industry standards.
- Strong technical and architectural documentation skills.
- Analytical and conceptual thinking abilities.
- Experience in technical requirements analysis and strategic planning.
- Proven experience in managing identity and security solutions for internal, external, and third-party access.
- Familiarity with contemporary deployment methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder engagement experience.
- Experience in Cloud Identity Management.
- Experience with enterprise-scale technologies.
- 10+ years of experience in technical infrastructure or software development within a Microsoft environment.
- 5+ years of Security/IAM experience in an architect role (across infrastructure/systems development).
- Flexibility for travel and occasional out-of-hours work.
- Knowledge of ITIL v4 (essential).