Identity Specialist at Lorien, Manchester, £500-£550 per day

?? Identity Security Specialist - Contract

?? Mostly Remote (Manchester)
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?? 6-month initial contract

We're looking for an Identity Security Specialist to join a large enterprise organisation on a major access transformation programme.

This is a key role driving that change - designing and implementing how users securely access systems across the organisation.

• Designing and implementing Conditional Access policies in Entra ID
• Building persona-based access models (eg standard vs privileged users)
• Helping define and deliver a modern identity-led access framework
• Moving the organisation away from VPN/network-dependent access
• Working hands-on with existing IAM and Microsoft technologies
• Collaborating with internal teams to upskill and improve security practices

• Strong experience in IAM/Identity Security roles
• Hands-on work with Entra ID (Azure AD) + Active Directory
• Proven experience implementing Conditional Access policies
• Understanding of identity-led security/Zero Trust concepts
• Experience with IAM tools (SailPoint IIQ ideal, alternatives accepted)
• Knowledge of PAM solutions (eg Delinea, CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
• Comfortable working in enterprise environments

• Experience designing RBAC/persona-based access
• Exposure to security frameworks (eg NIST)
• Background in large-scale transformation or cloud migration

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.