SailPoint Technical Consultant

Job title: SailPoint Technical Consultant
Day rate: £450 per day - Outside IR35 / Limited Company
Duration: 6 months
Location: Fully remote / WFH
Start date: ASAP

Role
We are seeking an experienced SailPoint Technical Consultant to lead the technical delivery of a SailPoint implementation (IGA) within a complex enterprise security environment.

This is a hands-on delivery role requiring deep expertise in SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) and/or IdentityIQ (IIQ). The successful applicant will work closely with the client's CISO, security stakeholders, architects, and technical teams to design, configure, integrate, and deploy the SailPoint solution.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current identity environment, deployment scope, target architecture, and technical dependencies
• Design and deliver a SailPoint solution aligned to business and security requirements
• Lead the hands-on configuration, integration, and deployment of SailPoint, including integration with Microsoft Entra ID, identity sources, enterprise applications, and target systems
• Configure core identity governance capabilities, including Joiner, Mover and Leaver (JML) processes, access requests, provisioning, roles, entitlements, access certifications, and Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls
• Troubleshoot and resolve identity, provisioning, connector, configuration, and data issues throughout delivery
• Support testing, production readiness, go-live, and post-deployment stabilisation
• Produce technical documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer to ensure a successful handover

Required Experience

• Recent hands-on experience with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) and/or IdentityIQ (IIQ).
• Experience of delivering multiple end-to-end SailPoint implementations from design through go-live.
• Deep understanding of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) principles and best practices.
• Practical experience configuring: SailPoint connectors, APIs, Workflows, Provisioning
• Identity lifecycle processes
• Experience integrating SailPoint with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and enterprise applications.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across: Identity data, Access models, Provisioning, Connectors, Downstream systems
• Ability to work independently while identifying delivery risks early and recommending pragmatic solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with senior security leaders, architects, and technical teams.

Desirable

• SailPoint certification (IdentityIQ and/or Identity Security Cloud)
• Experience within regulated or security-sensitive environments
• Experience recovering or de-risking complex identity programmes
• Familiarity with audit, compliance, and formal security governance frameworks
• Experience working within blended client and professional services delivery teams