£657 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The IDV Architect role involves designing a resilient and secure identity verification architecture using Microsoft Verified ID and Onfido. The position requires developing end-to-end security architecture and ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards. The role is based in Knutsford and requires working on-site for three days a week. The contract is set to last until September 30, 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop end-to-end security architecture for POC, MVP, and production rollout.
- Define secure user journeys for remote password reset and identity verification.
- Ensure alignment to enterprise security standards, compliance, and threat modeling outputs.
- Produce architecture artifacts (HLD, LLD, patterns, data flows, integration specs).
- Guide engineers during build and validate controls in testing.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in IAM, MFA, IDV, and secure authentication flows.
- Experience designing solutions using Microsoft Entra, Verified ID, Azure AD B2C/B2B, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of biometric verification platforms (Onfido).
- Experience producing high-quality architectural documentation.
- Security architecture certification (SABSA, CISSP, ISSAP or equivalent).
- Financial services architecture experience (desirable).
- Experience with privacy-preserving identity approaches (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £657 daily
City: Knutsford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Knutsford 3 days on site
Duration: 30/09/2026
Rate £657 MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
Role Description
Design a resilient, scalable and secure IDV architecture incorporating Microsoft Verified ID, Onfido, and modern authentication flows. Safeguard user trust. Reduce risk. Enable frictionless recovery journeys.
Responsibilities
- Develop endtoend security architecture for POC, MVP and production rollout.
- Define secure user journeys for remote password reset and identity verification.
- Ensure alignment to enterprise security standards, compliance and threatmodelling outputs.
- Produce architecture artefacts (HLD, LLD, patterns, data flows, integration specs).
- Guide engineers during build and validate controls in testing.
Essential Experience
- Strong background in IAM, MFA, IDV, and secure authentication flows.
- Experience designing solutions using Microsoft Entra, Verified ID, Azure AD B2C/B2B, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of biometric verification platforms (Onfido).
- Experience producing highquality architectural documentation.
- Security architecture certification (SABSA, CISSPISSAP or equivalent).
Desirable Experience
- Financial services architecture experience.
- Experience with privacy-preserving identity approaches.