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Technical / Engineering · Hampshire · Onsite

IDAM Architect

IDAM Architect Hampshire – onsite 5 days per week Full-time (37 hrs) Competitive

About Thorn SDS

Thorn SDS is a specialist Managed Service Provider supporting organisations and professionals across the Space, Defence and Security sectors.

Your responsibilities will include:

The IDAM (Identity, Access and Data Management) Architect designs, governs and implements enterprise-scale identity and access management solutions for defence and aerospace environments. You will architect secure authentication, authorisation and identity governance frameworks, lead IDAM modernisation programmes, and ensure compliance with stringent defence security and regulatory requirements.

You'll have:

Essential

  • Previous experience in identity and access management within a architecture role.

  • Proven experience designing enterprise-scale IDAM solutions.

  • Demonstrated expertise with modern identity platforms (Azure AD, Okta, Ping, ForgeRock).

  • Track record of leading IDAM modernisation and technology transformation programmes.

  • Expertise in IDAM architecture patterns, methodologies and best practices.

  • Expert-level knowledge of identity technologies including LDAP, Active Directory, OAuth, SAML and OpenID Connect.

  • Strong understanding of Azure AD, Office 365 identity, hybrid identity and cloud-native identity solutions.

  • Proficiency in privilege access management (PAM), role/attribute-based access control (RBAC/ABAC).

  • Knowledge of identity governance, access certification and entitlement management.

  • Expertise in API security, service-to-service authentication and microservices identity.

  • Understanding of cryptography, encryption and security protocols.

  • Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence senior stakeholders.

  • Commitment to security and compliance excellence.

Desirable

  • Experience working within secure on-premises environments.

  • Background in defence, aerospace or government technology programmes.

  • Exceptional strategic thinking with strong technical depth.

If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we would still like to hear from you as we are recruiting similar roles in the Infrastructure/Platform engineering capability.

Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

  • Hybrid working

  • Employer pension contributions

  • Group Life Insurance

  • Health & Dental Cashback Plans

  • Wellbeing support, including GP and physiotherapy services

  • Thorn Wellbeing Support Contribution

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

  • Employee Referral Scheme

  • On-site parking

  • Training and professional development opportunities

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Department
Technical / Engineering
Location
Hampshire
Employment type
Full-time
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Technical / Engineering · Hampshire · Onsite

IDAM Architect

IDAM Architect Hampshire – onsite 5 days per week Full-time (37 hrs) Competitive

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