Identity andamp; Access Management Architect (IAM/Entra ID/Azure AD/SSO/RBAC)Hybrid working: 3 days per week required in the office in London.OverviewThe role will focus on designing, implementing, and evolving identity, access, and infrastructure security capabilities across hybrid environments.Key Responsibilities - Monitor and evaluate emerging IAM trends (eg, passwordless authentication, decentralised identity, adaptive access controls). - Lead automation and governance initiatives, including machine-learning-based anomaly detection. - Integrate and optimise multi-factor authentication, biometrics, and mobile identity capabilities. - Drive adoption of identity threat detection and response (ITDR) solutions. - Develop and maintain IAM architecture covering identity life cycle, governance, and privileged access. - Design secure authentication and authorisation patterns (OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth, Kerberos, LDAP). - Embed Zero Trust and least-privilege principles across systems and applications. - Own global Firewall architecture and contribute to micro-segmentation and network security strategy. - Enhance privileged access management (PAM), including workflow and monitoring capabilities. - Ensure audit readiness and contribute to compliance frameworks (eg, ISO standards). - Integrate IAM with HR, IT, and engineering systems for life cycle automation. - Oversee Conditional Access, risk-based authentication, and device-state policies. - Support the secure operation of multi