Description
Contract: Security Architect - IAM
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Onsite 2-3 times a week in London
Duration: 3 months
Day Rate: £650 - £700 a day outside scope
Reference: 18370
Must have extensive financial services experience
We are looking for an experienced IAM Security Architect to lead the design, assessment, and implementation of a robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) architecture. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of AWS IAM, hybrid operating models, and enterprise-level security frameworks. You will play a critical role in assessing the current IAM architecture, identifying gaps, and producing a strategic roadmap to align with organizational goals for a hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This is a hands-on, strategic role that requires collaboration with multiple teams, including security, enterprise architecture, and IAM strategy groups, to build a secure and scalable IAM solution.
Key Responsibilities
Discovery and Assessment:
- Review the current AWS IAM architecture and operating model.
- Conduct a detailed discovery and assessment to create a comprehensive report outlining strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
Architectural Review and Workshops:
- Evaluate existing architectural decisions around IAM (if available).
- Facilitate workshops with the Security and Enterprise IAM teams to align on goals, identify challenges, and gather input.
Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment:
- Identify architectural gaps, risks, issues, and dependencies (RAID analysis) based on discovery findings and organizational requirements.
Collaboration and Alignment:
- Collaborate with the IAM Strategy team to ensure alignment with technical and tactical IAM goals.
- Provide strategic recommendations that integrate with the broader enterprise security strategy.
Future-State Design:
- Produce a High-Level Design (HLD) for the future-state IAM architecture,
ensuring scalability
and security in
a hybrid operating model (Azure + on-premises data centers).
- Define processes,
workflows,
and governance for
the IAM setup.
Roadmap Development:
- Create an implementation
and delivery roadmap focused on achieving the future-state architecture.
Provide actionable steps for transitioning from the current state to
the future state,
including timelines
and milestones.
Required Skills And Experience
- Extensive experience in Identity
and Access Management (IAM) architecture,
design,
and implementation.
- Strong expertise in AWS
IAM,
including roles,
policies,
permissions,
and security best practices.
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments,
particularly Azure
and on-premises data centers.
- Proven ability to conduct architectural reviews,gap analysis,and produce HLDs for complex
IAM systems.
Strong knowledge of security principles;
frameworks (e.g., NIST; ISO 27001),
and
IAM governance.
Experience conducting RAID analysis(Risks; Assumptions; Issues; Dependencies)
to identify
and address
IAM architecture gaps.
Ability to collaborate across technical
and non-
technical teams;
including security;
enterprise architecture;
and
IAM strategy groups.
Preferred Skills
Hands-on experience with IA M tools
and technologies(e.g., Okta,Ping Identity,A zure AD).
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture principles.
Understanding of DevSecOps practices
and their integration into IA M workflows.
Relevant certifications such as CISSP,A WS Certified Security Specialty or Azure Solutions Architect.Networking People(UK)is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.