IAM Security Engineer- NextGen

The Role: IAM Security Engineer- NextGen

Location: Sheffield, UK

Position Type: Contract Inside IR35

Remote work option Available: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite

Job Description:

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.
• Implement secure service-to-service communication using mutual TLS (mTLS).
• Support Workload Identity, Human Identity and Agent Identity security controls.
• Integrate secrets management, PKI and certificate lifecycle services.
• Support cryptographic key management and certificate rotation processes.
• Conduct threat modelling and security risk assessments.
• Identify, assess and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Implement cloud security controls for GCP resources and Kubernetes platforms.
• Contribute to DevSecOps tooling and automated security testing.

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
• Service Mesh Security
• API Security
• Policy-as-Code (OPA)
• DevSecOps
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
• Threat Modelling
• Vulnerability Management
• Incident Response