Identity and Access Architect/Engineer – Inside IR35 – 7 month contract

Harvey Nash are recruiting for an Identity and Access Architect/Engineer for a public sector client. This role will be hybrid working, with the office based in Edinburgh 2 days per week.

This role is inside IR35. Role will require candidates hold the Right to Work in the UK and a Basic Disclosure Scotland Certificate.

Key Duties:

• Identity Architecture, understanding of technology and dependencies: Identify, design and deploy resolutions using the cloud IdP technologies and raise issues with planned activities. Successful candidate will have a proven track record of working with Cloud IdP platforms and other Cloud Security services to architect robust and secure solutions.
• Support in delivery of workshops, as well as run workshops with other product owners to design and deliver end to end solutions.
• Design and deliver SAML/OIDC SSO integrations using corporate Identity platform, Okta
• Understand both functional and non-functional requirements & make recommendations to approach: Use analysis to identify risk and/or suggest improvements, and make suggestions for improvements, and identify risks where appropriate that consider both the systems and business needs
• Business checks: Work closely with stakeholders to ensure that changes to applications and related Business process work as expected
• Ad hoc User Acceptance Testing: Work with technical teams to check changes work as expected prior to sharing with Stakeholders

Essential Skills

• Confident communicator - Be able to appropriately adjust communication style to different levels of technical experience
• Build relationships with key technical and non-technical stakeholders within the Project - Be able to work well with both existing stakeholders and identify additional stakeholders where appropriate.
• Confident Cloud IdP Architect – Be able to use MS Excel to monitor and track work as well as perform analysis when required including vlookups, pivot tables etc.

Desirable Skills

• Okta Workforce Identity Cloud
• SAML / OIDC
• Active Directory
• Working knowledge of other cloud-based security platforms which complement the IdP landscape, i.e., Entra, zScaler, Crowdstrike, etc., would be highly desirable.

To apply for this role, please send your CV using the link.