Security Architect (IAM)

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Strong security architecture experience delivering complex enterprise or federated platforms.
• Deep knowledge of Identity & Access Management (IAM), federated identity and Zero Trust principles.
• Experience designing Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) solutions and policy-as-code using Open Policy Agent (OPA).
• Strong understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML and SCIM.
• Experience securing cloud-native, API-driven and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of threat modelling, security non-functional requirements and security assurance.
• Experience integrating with enterprise identity providers and IAM platforms.
• Ability to produce high-quality security architecture and design documentation.
• Comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Previous experience within central government, regulated industries or critical national infrastructure would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Help design the security architecture for a large-scale federated data-sharing platform.
• Shape how organisations securely discover, access and share data.
• Lead the design of identity, access control and policy enforcement capabilities across a complex, multi-organisation ecosystem.
• Work closely with architects, developers and governance teams.
• Translate security, risk and business requirements into scalable, practical technical solutions.

Technologies

• API
• Cloud
• IAM
• OpenID
• SAML
• Security
• Architect

More

We are a consultancy supporting the delivery of a major central government data transformation programme. This is a remote, outside IR35 contract for 6 months, offering a day rate of £550-£600 and an ASAP start. We are seeking an experienced Security Identity & Access Management Specialist to help us design the security architecture for a large-scale federated data-sharing platform.

last updated 28 week of 2026