Milton Keynes - Principal Identity and Access Lead

Salary: £75,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience with IAM and PAM tools such as SailPoint, CyberArk, Delinea or similar is essential.
• Experience designing, implementing, and continuously enhancing IAM and PAM solutions.
• Experience leading the selection, deployment, integration, and optimisation of IAM and PAM solutions.
• Experience influencing stakeholders at all levels and working across technology, architecture, and business teams.
• Experience delivering reporting and executive-level briefings on IAM risk, compliance, maturity, and control effectiveness.
• Experience leading a team of IAM Analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive the enterprise IAM vision, roadmap, and strategy to 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 the organisation.
• 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.
• Work closely with the CISO and senior stakeholders to strengthen resilience and enable secure business transformation.

Technologies:

• IAM
• Support
• Security

More:

We are an established organisation embarking on a significant digital transformation programme, and we are seeking a Principal Identity & Access Lead to shape and deliver our enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy. This role plays a pivotal part in protecting critical systems, data, and business services by leading the evolution of our IAM capability. We offer a salary of £75-£85k plus a 15% bonus. The role can be based in central London or Milton Keynes, with 2 days per week onsite. If based in London, occasional travel to Milton Keynes will be required, 2 days per month.

last updated 38 week of 2026