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The Solution Architect will play a key role in delivering and operating enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities. Provides technical leadership across the IDAM 2.0 workstream, defining the target architecture and ensuring successful delivery of secure, scalable and supportable identity services. The position works closely with IAM architects, business stakeholders and technology partners. The client is undergoing a transformation of its Identity and Access Management practices including the delivery of a set of net new tools to overhaul how IAM is carried out in the industry. We are seeking experienced and dynamic Solution Architect who have an excellent understanding of Identity Management, with a successful track record of working in complex global organisations at fast pace. The role will report to the program and be part of a dynamic and highly skilled team. You will also provides end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for the IDAM 2.0 programme, translating business, security and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable and supportable identity solutions. Acts as the technical authority across multiple workstreams, ensuring architectural consistency, integration and alignment with the enterprise target state. In this role, you will: Produce High Level Designs (HLDs) and Low Level Designs (LLDs) for identity capabilities. Define end-to-end solution architecture across business, application, data and infrastructure domains. Translate business, security and regulatory requirements into technical solutions. Develop reference architectures, patterns and design standards for the programme. Define integration patterns between identity platforms, applications and infrastructure. Design cloud-native solutions for GCP and Kubernetes environments. Define authentication, authorisation and federation architectures. Design Agent Identity, Human Identity and Workload Identity capabilities. Define Zero Trust security architecture and trust boundaries. Design API security, service-to-service authentication and workload authentication patterns. Develop event-driven integration architectures using messaging and asynchronous processing. Design Policy Decision Point (PDP) and Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) architectures using Policy-as-Code. Define secrets management, certificate lifecycle and PKI integration patterns. Design resilience, disaster recovery and high availability architectures. Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements for security, scalability, resilience and performance. Produce architecture decision records (ADRs) and design documentation. Support governance through Architecture Review Boards and Design Authorities. Perform solution assurance and technical design reviews across supplier deliveries. Identify technical risks, assumptions, constraints and dependencies. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment with strategic architecture. Work with Product Owners to refine technical requirements and delivery priorities. Support engineering teams throughout implementation, testing and production readiness. Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practice. Evaluate new technologies and vendor products against programme requirements. Contribute to roadmap planning and future-state architecture. Essential Skills Enterprise Solution Architecture Identity and Access Management (IAM) Authentication and Authorisation Zero Trust Architecture Agent Identity and Workload Identity Identity Federation (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, SCIM) Cloud Architecture (GCP) Kubernetes and Service Mesh API Architecture and Security Event-driven Architecture Policy-as-Code (OPA/Cedar) PKI, Certificates and Secrets Management DevSecOps and CI/CD High Availability and Resilience Design

Role : DevOps Engineer(IAM) Location: - Sheffield , UK Type of Job: Contract (6 Months) Mode of work: Hybrid 2-3 Days on site in a week JD Key Skills & Experience Technical Skills - Infrastructure as code (Terraform & GCP Provisioning) Terraform core, GCP Infra, Policy as code, develop the capability to manage, maintain and write policies, - Containerization & Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm / Kustomize, GKE Ops - CI/CD engineering, pipeline authoring, artifacts management, testing automation, deployment strategy - Data pipeline and DevOps (KAFKA / PubSub) Kafka basics, schema registry, streaming infra and monitoring - Graph platform engineering, Neo4j basics, backups, recovery and DR GDS/APOC, observability - DevSecOps & platform security, security scanning, IAM and identity, network security, compliance - Release engineering and governance, release ops, change management, documentation - Regionalisation and compliance, regional deployments and failover, data residency, conditional access Soft Skills - Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities. - Ability to work collaboratively across security, engineering, and operations teams. - Excellent communication and documentation skills. - Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. - Experience of Privileged Access Management and identity access management - Understanding and experience of technologies deployed at a large scale in a global IT enterprise - Experience of working in an Agile team managing workload in Jira and engagements in Jira Service Desk - Ability to adapt and understand new technologies being self-motivated to learn - Strong interpersonal, influencing, communication and report-writing skills - Ability to interact appropriately with users of various technical skill levels - Ability to work in a multi country, culturally diverse and time-zone separated role.

Your responsibilities: - Define and document solution designs, integration needs, and architectural decisions. - Establish a solid baseline for building, implementing, and running effective technology applications. - Apply architectural standards and patterns while enabling frequent, incremental improvements to deliver value. - Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, including third-party suppliers and internal teams, ensuring alignment between a technical and non-technical audience. - Champion innovation by exploring and evaluating AI-driven opportunities, identifying use cases that enhance colleague experience. Your Profile Essential skills/knowledge/experience: - Analyse and clearly articulate issues, dependencies, and recommendations to stakeholders. - Contribute to technical design risks and drive them through to resolution. - Assess software and infrastructure risks and recommend remediation options. - Conduct research and trend analysis to inform architectural choices and shape strategic direction. - Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence for effective collaboration and delivery tracking. - Practical experience with major cloud platforms (GCP and Azure), leveraging their capabilities to design scalable solutions. - Comfortable creating and discussing solution designs with both engineers and business stakeholders. - Proven ability (or readiness) to introduce AI capabilities into enterprise solutions, balancing innovation with compliance and security.

The client is undergoing a transformation of its Identity and Access Management practices including the delivery of a set of net new tools to overhaul how IAM is carried out in the industry. We are seeking experienced and dynamic Security Engineer who have an excellent understanding of Identity Management, with a successful track record of working in complex global organisations at fast pace. In this role, you will: - Design and implement security controls across the IDAM 2.0 platform. - Embed Secure by Design principles throughout solution delivery. - Implement and maintain Zero Trust security controls. - Configure and maintain authentication and authorisation security mechanisms. - Implement secure service-to-service communication using mutual TLS (mTLS). - Implement and maintain Policy-as-Code solutions using OPA and related technologies. - Integrate secrets management, PKI and certificate lifecycle services. - Support cryptographic key management and certificate rotation processes. - Perform security reviews of solution designs, infrastructure and application code. - Conduct threat modelling and security risk assessments. - Develop and maintain security baselines, standards and hardening guides. - Implement cloud security controls for GCP resources and Kubernetes platforms. - Support identity governance, privileged access and least privilege implementation. - Collaborate with Security Operations and Incident Response teams during security events. - Support security assurance for third-party integrations and supplier solutions. Essential Skills : - Information Security Engineering - Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Zero Trust Architecture - Authentication and Authorisation - Workload Identity - Agent Identity - PKI and Certificate Management - Cryptography - Cloud Security (GCP) - Kubernetes Security - API Security - Policy-as-Code (OPA) - DevSecOps

The client is undergoing a transformation of its Identity and Access Management practices including the delivery of a set of net new tools to overhaul how IAM is carried out in the industry. We are seeking an experienced IAM Delivery Lead - who has a good understanding of Identity Management and a successful track record of working in complex and global organisations at fast pace. The role will report to the Programme Manager and be part of a dynamic and highly skilled team. Key Responsibilities: - Manage several of the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Workstreams supporting the adoption of IAM across Global Business and Global Functions - Work with the team using standard PM reporting practices ensuring JIRA & Confluence is kept up to date - Support team in understanding and unblocking problems preventing progress - Work with team to identify areas for continuous improvement across the programme - Lead assigned internal stakeholders and vendors to deliver on the agreed scope - Engage with business and technology stakeholders to agree priorities - Proactively follow up with project resources and ensuring workstream delivers to the agreed schedule - Highlight any concerns with progress to the programme manager to ensure delivery stays on track - Effectively handing changes to plan, resourcing and new requirements - Provide weekly reporting of status, risks and issues across the workstream Key Experience required: - Strong project management skills - Good technical understanding of DevOps, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud and on-premise infrastructure platforms. - Previous hands-on experience of delivering IAM projects - Good technical understanding of IAM and controls capabilities and requirements - Strong stakeholder engagement and excellent communication skills involving senior stakeholders - Positive, pro-active team player working as part of a large programme / global team - Good understanding of regulatory and audit requirement - An inquisitive nature with a rapid aptitude for learning

Role Overview We are seeking a Senior Developer with strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to build and support scalable cloud-native applications for enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities - Design and develop scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript. - Build RESTful APIs and microservices architectures. - Develop and optimize PostgreSQL databases and queries. - Deploy and manage applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). - Collaborate with architects, product owners, QA, and DevOps teams. - Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers. - Drive performance, security, reliability, and operational excellence. - Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments. Required Skills - Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript. - Expertise in PostgreSQL database design, performance tuning, and optimization. - Experience with GCP services such as Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and IAM. - Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices. - Experience designing and implementing REST APIs and microservices. - Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.