IDAM Architect - DV Cleared - Farnborough at Sanderson Government and Defence – Tyndalls Park | Jobyssey

Salary: £48,000 - 88,000 per year

Requirements:

Minimum 12 years of experience in Identity and Access Management, including at least 5 years in an architecture role
Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale IDAM solutions
Experience in secure, regulated, or government-focused environments
Expertise in modern identity platforms, including Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Okta, Ping Identity, and ForgeRock
Strong knowledge of Active Directory, LDAP, OAuth 2.0, SAML, OpenID Connect, and identity federation
Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM), Role-Based and Attribute-Based Access Control (RBAC/ABAC), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), access certification, and entitlement management
Understanding of cloud and hybrid identity architectures
Strong knowledge of security architecture, cryptography, and secure authentication principles
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
DV clearance or active DV clearance
Desirable: CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certification
Desirable: Microsoft Entra ID/Azure or Okta certifications
Desirable: experience delivering Zero Trust architectures or working on Defence, Aerospace, or Central Government programmes
Desirable: previous DV or SC clearance

Responsibilities:

Design enterprise-scale Identity and Access Management architectures and develop authentication, authorisation, and MFA frameworks
Design and implement RBAC, ABAC, and PAM solutions, and define identity governance, access lifecycle, and entitlement management strategies
Evaluate emerging technologies and support platform selection
Ensure identity architectures align with government and industry security standards
Conduct security risk assessments and recommend mitigations
Design audit, logging, monitoring, data protection, and encryption capabilities for identity platforms
Support regulatory and security compliance requirements
Lead the design and implementation of modern IDAM platforms, including Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, Ping, and ForgeRock
Architect cloud-native and hybrid identity solutions, and support API-driven identity services and microservices-based authentication models
Lead identity migrations and transformation programmes
Provide architectural leadership and mentoring to technical teams
Define architecture standards, patterns, and governance frameworks
Lead technical design reviews and architecture assurance activities, and produce and maintain architecture documentation
Design identity integrations across enterprise applications and cloud platforms, including SSO, federation, and cross-domain authentication
Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements, and present architecture recommendations to senior technical and business leaders

Technologies:

API
Active Directory
Architect
Azure
Cloud
Cryptography
Support
LDAP
OAuth
OpenID
RBAC
SAML
Security
microservices

More:

We are hiring a permanent, full-time IDAM Architect for an onsite role in Farnborough, Hampshire, within our growing cybersecurity and digital identity practice. We support critical, secure environments and offer the opportunity to lead enterprise identity architecture and transformation in highly regulated sectors, working with technical teams, stakeholders, and programme leaders. We value respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and partnership, and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and perspectives. We can provide adjustments during the recruitment process.

last updated 40 week of 2026

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