IAM Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Totaljobs
£600 Per day
Outside
Remote
North West; Manchester; Liverpool; Bolton; Warrington; Preston; Chester; Blackpool; Oldham; Wigan; Carlisle
Summary: The IAM Engineer role is a contract position focused on supporting the Identity & Access Management environment for a UK Education Client. The engineer will engage in design validation, hands-on configuration, and improvement of IAM setups. The position requires a proactive approach to managing identity lifecycle processes and refining access controls. This role is fully remote and outside IR35, with an initial contract duration of three months likely to extend.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working on IAM design and configuration: sense-checking what's in place and improving it where needed
- Hands-on implementation and configuration of IAM solutions
- Managing joiners / movers / leavers processes
- Setting up and refining access controls (RBAC, governance models)
- Supporting system integrations and identity flows
- Fixing issues, closing gaps, and helping get everything production-ready
Key Skills:
- Solid experience working as an IAM Engineer
- Strong understanding of identity lifecycle + access management
- Experience with tools like Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, SailPoint, ForgeRock (or similar)
- Comfortable working in a complex environment and can just get on with things
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IAM Engineer - Contract | Remote | Outside IR35
I'm working with a UK Education Client who are looking to bring in an IAM Engineer to support their Identity & Access Management environment.
They need someone who's comfortable getting stuck in; a mix of design validation, hands-on configuration, and helping get their IAM setup into a really solid place.
What you'll be doing
- Working on IAM design and configuration: sense-checking what's in place and improving it where needed
- Hands-on implementation and configuration of IAM solutions
- Managing joiners / movers / leavers processes
- Setting up and refining access controls (RBAC, governance models)
- Supporting system integrations and identity flows
- Fixing issues, closing gaps, and helping get everything production-ready
What they're looking for
- Solid experience working as an IAM Engineer
- Strong understanding of identity lifecycle + access management
- Experience with tools like Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, SailPoint, ForgeRock (or similar)
- Someone who's comfortable working in a complex environment and can just get on with things
The setup
- 3-month initial contract (very likely to extend)
- Outside IR35
- Fully remote
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