Identity & Access Management Specialist

IAM Specialist - SailPoint

Live security clearance essential

Abingdon - 3 days a week onsite

6 month contract - £550 a day outside IR35

I'm currently recruiting for an experienced IAM Specialist with strong SailPoint / Identity Governance (IGA) experience to join a cyber security team on a technically focused implementation project.

This is a hands-on role where you'll be responsible for the implementation and configuration of an IGA solution, integrating it with Microsoft Entra ID, HR and contractor systems, and designing automated Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes.

You'll work closely with HR, IT operations and application owners to ensure identity data flows correctly and users receive the appropriate access throughout the identity lifecycle.

Key responsibilities:

Implement and configure SailPoint / IGA solutions
Integrate SailPoint with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
Connect HR systems and other authoritative identity sources
Design and configure automated JML provisioning and deprovisioning
Build approval workflows for access requests and role assignments
Configure access certification, recertification and attestation campaigns
Develop RBAC, role mining and entitlement models
Configure application connectors across AD, Entra ID, SaaS and on-premise systems
Implement Segregation of Duties (SoD) policies and access risk controls
Troubleshoot provisioning, synchronisation and connector issues
Support application onboarding and define access models with application owners
Produce technical documentation, configuration guides and runbooks
Support audit and compliance activitiesYou'll need:

Strong hands-on experience implementing and configuring SailPoint - ideally IdentityIQ, IdentityNow or Identity Security Cloud
Strong IGA / Identity Governance experience
Proven experience integrating IGA solutions with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
Strong understanding of JML / identity lifecycle management
Experience with provisioning, deprovisioning, access requests and approval workflows
Experience with access certification / recertification and entitlement management
Knowledge of RBAC, role mining and SoD
Experience configuring application connectors and integrating target systems
Good understanding of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SCIM
Strong Active Directory / LDAP and hybrid identity knowledge
Experience troubleshooting identity provisioning and integration issues
Current SC clearance or the ability to obtain SC clearanceExperience within UK public sector, defence or critical national infrastructure environments would be advantageous.

SailPoint experience is essential for this position, and we're particularly interested in candidates who have been involved in the hands-on implementation and configuration of SailPoint rather than purely supporting an existing IAM environment