TECHNICAL LEAD - IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM) - CONTRACT

Sheffield | Hybrid (1-3 Days On-Site)
Until 30th November 2026 | High Chance of Extension
£600-650 Per Day | Umbrella (Inside IR35)

THE PROJECT

A global financial services organisation is delivering a large-scale Identity & Access Management (IAM) transformation and is looking for an experienced Technical Lead to help shape and deliver next-generation identity services. This is an opportunity to lead the technical direction of a major enterprise programme, driving secure, scalable IAM solutions across a complex global environment.

  • Lead the technical design and architecture for enterprise IAM solutions.
  • Define and maintain High & Low Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs).
  • Drive technical decision-making, solution governance, and technology selection.
  • Ensure alignment with security, enterprise architecture, and regulatory standards.
  • Champion Zero Trust and Identity-First security principles.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and design assurance across engineering teams.
  • Support delivery planning, technical risk management, and cross-team integration.
  • Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and production-ready.

SKILLS NEEDED

  • Proven experience leading enterprise IAM programmes within Financial Services.
  • Strong background in Identity & Access Management, Authentication, and Authorisation.
  • Experience designing secure, scalable architectures in complex enterprise environments.
  • Knowledge of Zero Trust, Identity Lifecycle Management, Secrets Management, and API Security.
  • Experience with DevSecOps, Secure SDLC, cloud-native security, and automation.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business teams.
  • Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Bonus: Experience with Workload Identity, Policy-as-Code, Certificate Lifecycle Management, Event-Driven Identity Integration, and Observability.

YOUR IMPACT

You'll play a key role in transforming enterprise Identity & Access Management for a global banking organisation, helping deliver secure, scalable identity services that underpin critical business operations. Your technical leadership will shape future architecture, improve operational resilience, and support the delivery of one of the organisation's largest security transformation programmes.

Sound good? Apply ASAP - this opportunity is expected to move quickly.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

£600.00 - £650.00
Per day
GBP600 - GBP650 per day + Hybrid Working
Added 21/07/2026
Reference: TL39232_1784663744

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