Head IAM Infrastructure

Who is HelloKindred?

HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.

Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: September 30, 2026

Work Set Up: Hybrid

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Head of IAM Infrastructure to provide strategic leadership, design, delivery, and operational oversight of enterprise Identity and Access Management platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient IAM capabilities across the organisation, covering authentication, authorisation, privileged access management, directory services, lifecycle automation, federation, and identity governance. The position plays a critical role in driving IAM transformation initiatives, strengthening security posture, and aligning identity services with regulatory and organisational requirements.

What you will do:

• Define and own the enterprise IAM architecture roadmap to ensure scalability, resilience, and alignment with security and regulatory requirements.
• Lead engineering teams responsible for Active Directory, Azure AD and Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, and related IAM technologies.
• Oversee delivery of IAM transformation programmes including consolidation of identity stores, MFA and SSO rollout, Zero Trust adoption, and PAM maturity uplift.
• Define IAM standards, policies, and architecture patterns covering identity lifecycle management, joiner mover leaver automation, role based access control, and least privilege enforcement.
• Manage operational KPIs related to IAM platform stability, performance, incident reduction, and operational resilience testing.
• Drive continuous service improvement through automation, API integration, and reduction of manual provisioning processes.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security, Cloud Engineering, Application Teams, and Audit and Compliance stakeholders to ensure IAM controls meet regulatory expectations such as SOX, GDPR, and ISO27001.
• Ensure governance, security, and operational practices support reliable and secure identity services across hybrid enterprise environments.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Identity and Access Management including leadership of engineering or operations teams.
• Expert knowledge of directory services including Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Federation Services, and Azure AD or Entra ID.
• Strong expertise in federation protocols including SAML, OIDC, and OAuth2 as well as MFA and SSO implementations.
• Experience working with privileged access management platforms and privileged session monitoring technologies.
• Strong technical background in cloud IAM across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience implementing identity governance platforms and API driven identity provisioning.
• Proven ability to design secure and scalable IAM architectures for hybrid enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading large scale IAM modernisation or Zero Trust transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management, strategic planning, and budget ownership capabilities.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.