The Role: IAM Security Engineer- NextGen
Location: Sheffield, UK
Position Type: Contract Inside IR35
Remote work option Available: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite
Job Description:
In this role, you will:
* Design and implement security controls across the IDAM 2.0 platform.
* Embed Secure by Design principles throughout solution delivery.
* Implement and maintain Zero Trust security controls.
* Implement secure service-to-service communication using mutual TLS (mTLS).
* Support Workload Identity, Human Identity and Agent Identity security controls.
* Integrate secrets management, PKI and certificate lifecycle services.
* Support cryptographic key management and certificate rotation processes.
* Conduct threat modelling and security risk assessments.
* Identify, assess and remediate security vulnerabilities.
* Implement cloud security controls for GCP resources and Kubernetes platforms.
* Contribute to DevSecOps tooling and automated security testing.
Essential Skills
* Information Security Engineering
* Identity and Access Management (IAM)
* Zero Trust Architecture
* Authentication and Authorisation
* Workload Identity
* Agent Identity
* PKI and Certificate Management
* Cryptography
* Cloud Security (GCP)
* Kubernetes Security
* Service Mesh Security
* API Security
* Policy-as-Code (OPA)
* DevSecOps
* Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
* Threat Modelling
* Vulnerability Management
* Incident Response