Identity Specialist
Posted Today by Lorien
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Manchester, UK
Summary: The Identity Security Specialist role involves joining a large enterprise organization to lead a significant access transformation program. The specialist will be responsible for designing and implementing secure user access to systems across the organization. This contract position is primarily remote, based in Manchester, and classified as outside IR35. The initial contract duration is six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing and implementing Conditional Access policies in Entra ID
- Building persona-based access models (eg standard vs privileged users)
- Helping define and deliver a modern identity-led access framework
- Moving the organisation away from VPN/network-dependent access
- Working hands-on with existing IAM and Microsoft technologies
- Collaborating with internal teams to upskill and improve security practices
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in IAM/Identity Security roles
- Hands-on work with Entra ID (Azure AD) + Active Directory
- Proven experience implementing Conditional Access policies
- Understanding of identity-led security/Zero Trust concepts
- Experience with IAM tools (SailPoint IIQ ideal, alternatives accepted)
- Knowledge of PAM solutions (eg Delinea, CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
- Comfortable working in enterprise environments
Salary (Rate): £550 per day
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
?? Identity Security Specialist - Contract
?? Mostly Remote (Manchester)
?? (Outside IR35)
?? 6-month initial contract
We're looking for an Identity Security Specialist to join a large enterprise organisation on a major access transformation programme.
This is a key role driving that change - designing and implementing how users securely access systems across the organisation.
?? What You'll Be Doing- Designing and implementing Conditional Access policies in Entra ID
- Building persona-based access models (eg standard vs privileged users)
- Helping define and deliver a modern identity-led access framework
- Moving the organisation away from VPN/network-dependent access
- Working hands-on with existing IAM and Microsoft technologies
- Collaborating with internal teams to upskill and improve security practices
?? What We're Looking For
- Strong experience in IAM/Identity Security roles
- Hands-on work with Entra ID (Azure AD) + Active Directory
- Proven experience implementing Conditional Access policies
- Understanding of identity-led security/Zero Trust concepts
- Experience with IAM tools (SailPoint IIQ ideal, alternatives accepted)
- Knowledge of PAM solutions (eg Delinea, CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
- Comfortable working in enterprise environments
? Nice to Have
- Experience designing RBAC/persona-based access
- Exposure to security frameworks (eg NIST)
- Background in large-scale transformation or cloud migration
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.