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IAM Security Platform Engineer

VallumSheffield, Yorkshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 23 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid IAM Security Platform Engineer role offers significant growth potential within a reputable company, allowing you to design and implement cutting-edge security controls in a dynamic environment. You'll thrive here if you are passionate about secure by design principles and Zero Trust architecture, eager to develop your skills in cloud security and policy-as-code. Apply to contribute to a secure digital future and gain invaluable experience.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

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.
  • Configure and maintain authentication and authorisation security mechanisms.
  • Implement secure service-to-service communication using mutual TLS (mTLS).
  • Support Workload Identity, Human Identity and Agent Identity security controls.
  • Implement and maintain Policy-as-Code solutions using OPA and related technologies.
  • Integrate secrets management, PKI and certificate life cycle services.
  • Support cryptographic key management and certificate rotation processes.
  • Perform security reviews of solution designs, infrastructure and application code.
  • Conduct threat modelling and security risk assessments.
  • Identify, assess and remediate security vulnerabilities.
  • Support vulnerability management and security patching activities.
  • Develop and maintain security baselines, standards and hardening guides.
  • Implement cloud security controls for GCP resources and Kubernetes platforms.
  • Configure security monitoring, logging, alerting and audit capabilities.
  • Support identity governance, privileged access and least privilege implementation.
  • Assist with penetration testing and remediation activities.
  • Support security compliance with financial services regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with Security Operations and Incident Response teams during security events.
  • Support security assurance for third-party integrations and supplier solutions.
  • Contribute to DevSecOps tooling and automated security testing.
  • Promote security awareness and engineering best practice across delivery teams.
  • Produce security documentation, implementation guides and operational Procedures.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential Skills

  • Information Security Engineering
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Zero Trust Architecture
  • Authentication and Authorisation
  • Workload Identity
  • Agent Identity
  • PKI and Certificate Management
  • Secrets Management
  • Cryptography
  • Cloud Security (GCP)
  • Kubernetes Security
  • Service Mesh Security
  • API Security
  • Policy-as-Code (OPA)

Skills

GCP
Service Mesh
Kubernetes
PKI
Penetration Testing
Zero Trust

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