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Role Title: IAM Technical Lead

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid - up to 3 days per week onsite)

Role Category: Inside IR35

Overview

We're recruiting for an experienced Technical Lead to join the Identity & Access Management team of a leading global financial services organisation.

This role offers the opportunity to play a key role in a major Next Generation IAM transformation programme, providing technical leadership across the design and delivery of secure, scalable and enterprise-grade identity services.

Responsibilities

Own the technical solution and architecture for the IAM workstream.Define and maintain High Level Designs (HLDs) and Low Level Designs (LLDs).Lead technical decision-making and technology selection.Drive adoption of Zero Trust and identity-first design principles.Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.Review solution designs, code and infrastructure changes.Manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies and integration activities.Work closely with Architecture, Engineering, Security, Operations and third-party suppliers.Support Agile delivery, planning, estimation and technical requirements.Define and assure non-functional requirements including security, resilience, performance, scalability and observability.Ensure solutions are production-ready and operationally supportable.Champion DevSecOps, automation and continuous improvement.Support architecture governance, design authorities and technical steering groups.

Required Skills

Strong experience in enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM/IDAM).Proven experience as an IAM Technical Lead, IAM Architect, Identity Architect or similar.Strong experience in solution architecture, HLDs and LLDs.Experience delivering IAM transformation within complex enterprise environments.Strong understanding of Authentication, Authorisation and Identity Lifecycle Management.Experience with Agile delivery, requirements engineering and backlog management.Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.Experience working across Architecture, Engineering, Security and Operations teams.Strong understanding of security, risk and compliance within enterprise environments.Experience working within financial services or another regulated environment is highly desirable.

Desirable Skills

Human and Non-Human / Workload Identity.Zero Trust Architecture.Policy-as-Code.Secrets Management.Certificate Lifecycle Management.API Security.Event-driven Identity Integration.Cloud-native Security.Observability, Monitoring and Audit.Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).DevSecOps and Automation.Experience managing third-party technology partners and suppliers.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major Next Generation IAM transformation programme, providing technical leadership across enterprise identity architecture and delivering secure, scalable and modern identity capabilities within a global financial services environment.

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

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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 NEEDEDProven 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 Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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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 NEEDEDProven 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.

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