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Identity & Access Management Architect

📍 Ireland | Hybrid

Design the future of enterprise identity.

Identity has become the new security perimeter, and we're looking for an Identity & Access Management Architect who wants to solve some of the most challenging IAM problems in enterprise environments.

You'll join a growing Cyber Security practice delivering large-scale identity transformation projects for some of Ireland's most recognised organisations. This isn't a support role and it isn't BAU. You'll be designing solutions, leading technical conversations and helping organisations modernise how they manage identity across cloud-first environments.

If you've built your career around Microsoft Identity and enjoy working directly with customers to solve complex security challenges, this is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step.

You'll be working with technologies including:

Microsoft Entra IDSailPointMicrosoft 365 SecurityIdentity Governance & AdministrationConditional AccessRBAC & Privileged Identity ManagementIdentity Lifecycle Management

What we're looking for

✔ 5-10 years' experience within Identity & Access Management

✔ Strong Microsoft Identity background

✔ Hands-on Entra ID experience

✔ SailPoint implementation experience

✔ Experience designing secure IAM solutions

✔ Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills

Why consider this role?

Join a rapidly growing Cyber Security teamWork on enterprise-scale identity transformation programmesClear progression from Senior Consultant into Manager and beyondStrong investment in certifications and professional developmentExcellent bonus and benefits packageHybrid working

If you'd like to hear more, get in touch for a confidential conversation.

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IAM Programme Manager

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Industry: Global Healthcare Group
Location: Remote with travel to Netherlands
Contract Length: 12-18 months

About the Role

A global healthcare provider is launching a far‑reaching identity transformation. They require an experienced IAM Programme Manager to lead multiple workstreams spanning workforce identity, privileged access, lifecycle automation, and compliance uplift.

Key Responsibilities

Own the IAM programme roadmap, scope, budget, and stakeholder governance.Oversee delivery of projects including PAM enhancements, MFA rollout, SSO migration, and onboarding automation.Liaise with clinical, compliance, and IT teams to ensure identity solutions integrate with operational workflows.Manage vendor relationships and technical delivery partners.Provide reporting, risk tracking, and programme governance to senior leadership.

Skills & Experience

Proven track record running multi‑stream IAM programmes.Experience with stacks such as SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk, and Azure AD.Background in regulated environments (healthcare, pharma, government) preferred.

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In this role, you will:

Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for IAM components, policies, connectors, microservices, and integrations.Enable automated testing, security scanning, and controlled deployments across DEV/TEST/PROD environments.Implement continuous improvement to streamline IAM release processes.Develop and maintain IaC (Terraform, Ansible for deploying IAM infrastructure, identity policies, directories, and supporting platforms.Ensure consistent, repeatable environments and compliance with architectural standards.Develop scripts and automation for account lifecycle operations, access provisioning, and system integrations.Deploy IAM services or related microservices on Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, and serverless environments.Manage containerisation, service mesh integrations, certificates, and secrets for IAM workloads.Embed security into the build and deployment process, including vulnerability scanning, secrets detection, and code quality checks.Work with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with Zero Trust principles and IAM security policies.Collaborate with IAM architects, security teams, and application owners on design and integration requirements.Create and maintain documentation for pipelines, IaC, deployment patterns, and operational processes.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

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 OpsCI/CD engineering, pipeline authoring, artifacts management, testing automation, deployment strategyData pipeline and DevOps (KAFKA / PubSub) - Kafka basics, schema registry, streaming infra and monitoringGraph platform engineering, Neo4j basics, backups, recovery and DR GDS/APOC, observabilityDevSecOps & platform security, security scanning, IAM and identity, network security, complianceRelease engineering and governance, release ops, change management, documentationRegionalisation 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 managementUnderstanding and experience of technologies deployed at a large scale in a global IT enterpriseExperience of working in an Agile team - managing workload in Jira and engagements in Jira Service DeskAbility to adapt and understand new technologies - being self-motivated to learnStrong interpersonal, influencing, communication and report-writing skillsAbility to interact appropriately with users of various technical skill levelsAbility to work in a multi country, culturally diverse and time-zone separated role.

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