Principal Identity and Access Management Lead

Salary: £75,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience with IAM and PAM tools such as SailPoint, CyberArk, Delinea or similar is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive our enterprise IAM vision, roadmap and strategy, ensuring identity security capabilities support organisational goals and regulatory expectations.
• Lead the selection, deployment, integration and ongoing optimisation of IAM and PAM solutions.
• Champion identity governance and access management best practices across our organisation, influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Lead the design and operation of robust IAM and PAM controls that protect critical systems, data and business services.
• Drive a culture of least privilege, accountability and access governance through effective control frameworks and stakeholder engagement.
• Deliver insightful reporting and executive-level briefings on IAM risk, compliance, maturity and control effectiveness.
• Lead a team of IAM Analysts.

Technologies:

• IAM
• Support
• Security

More:

We are an established organisation embarking on a significant digital transformation programme, seeking a Principal Identity & Access Lead to shape and deliver our enterprise Identity and Access Management strategy. This role is based in London or Milton Keynes with 2 days on site, and offers a salary of £75,000 to £85,000 plus a 15% bonus. You will work closely with our CISO and senior stakeholders to design, implement, and continuously enhance IAM and Privileged Access Management solutions that strengthen resilience, support regulatory compliance, and enable secure business transformation. If you are passionate about building secure, scalable identity services and enjoy working across technology, architecture and business teams, we encourage you to apply.

last updated 30 week of 2026