A leading Independent IT Infrastructure and Services Consultancy are looking for Senior Specialist in Microsoft IAM for a 3-month contract initially, remote role, Outside IR35.
The Senior Specialist will be a key contributor to the Identity and Access Management strategy within the organisation, driving and delivering the authentication solutions required to provide access capabilities to all employees, their partners, and customers, and supporting 3rd parties, into their systems.

Experience Required
Technical certifications in Microsoft technologies: AZ500- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate or higher
SC300- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate or higher
Proven track record of work experience in a challenging commercial environment
Expertise in relevant functional systems (EntraID, Active Directory)
Experience in dealing with and influencing multi-tier management
Experience of developing best practice policies and procedures for functional area
Highly motivated in self-learning and maintaining industry best practice awareness
Competency in designing and delivering complex identity-centric solutions
Developing solutions in a results-orientated operation
Hold SC Clearance or able to obtain

Desirable
Fully qualified in relevant professional qualification (CISM, CISSP, etc.)
Graduate level qualification in a relevant subject
Knowledge of information assurance standards and frameworks including CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials/Essentials Plus, GDPR.
Good presentation and moderation skills; professional and convincing manner of appearance and expression; clear, targeted communication (verbal and written).
Good organisational and time management skills
Competent user of ServiceNow
Member of a professional body (CIISec, BCS, etc)

Responsibilities
Delivering the solutions design of the operational service, including:
-Delivering an Identity Lifecycle service to the business covering internal, external, guest and partner accounts.
-Consulting on the identity security controls, including Conditional Access Policies, Multi-Factor Authentication, Passwordless and Biometric Authentication technologies
-Collaborating with Access Management teams to provide a complete IAM service
Supporting projects by providing:
-Subject Matter expertise on Identity framework integration including the use of Enterprise Application registration in EntraID for SSO and automated provisioning
-Support the design of enterprise solutions to resolve complex problems
-Onboarding solutions into existing IAM designs and plans
-Agreeing work packages to be delivered by the team
Quality-assure deliverables:
-Ensure solutions will comply with ISO 27001 internal and external audits
-Support Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) compliance
-Represent the department in customer audits and presales questionnaires
-Awareness of the differing expectations of Government/Military to Commercial audits
Keep up to date with current and future technologies:
-Maintain a leading-edge understanding of Identity technologies and trends
-Maintain CPE within the Identity specialisation
-Attend relevant conferences, seminars and workshops
Managing stakeholder expectations by:
-Meeting regularly with your line manager to discuss performance and workloads
-Generate and deliver reports and presentations to convey ideas, risks and opportunities, best practices or status
-Meet with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate work, gain or provide support, work collaboratively
-Maintain systems and solutions
-Be responsible for our Identity Provider (IdP) systems and supporting applications and solutions
-Support change and maintenance of IdPs and supporting systems

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