Security & Identity Service Owner

Location: London (hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite)

Duration: 12 months +

Vetting: SC security clearance will be required

Essential Skills

• Security & Identity Service Ownership: Proven experience owning and managing enterprise security, identity and access management (IAM) services within complex organisations.
• IAM Expertise: Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorisation, privileged access management (PAM), SSO and multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Cyber Security: Strong knowledge of security principles, controls, vulnerabilities and risk management within large-scale digital environments.
• Service Management & Governance: Experience defining service strategy, roadmaps, SLAs, KPIs, controls and continual service improvement plans.
• Operational Service Delivery: Ability to ensure security and identity services remain resilient, available, compliant and effectively supported.
• Stakeholder & Supplier Management: Experience working across Cyber Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, Digital and business teams, alongside third-party technology suppliers.
• Risk, Assurance & Compliance: Experience managing security risks, audit requirements, governance and assurance within regulated environments.

Desirable Skills

• Previous Central Government or wider UK Public Sector security and identity experience.
• Knowledge of NCSC guidance, Government Security Framework and government digital/security standards.
• Experience with technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, PAM and modern identity platforms.
• Experience supporting Zero Trust, cloud transformation, identity modernisation or legacy migration programmes.
• Knowledge of Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 and/or NIST security frameworks.
• Experience operating within multi-supplier and cross-government environments.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ITIL, Microsoft Security/Identity or equivalent.
• Security Clearance: Willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance; active SC clearance advantageous.

Our client operates hybrid working 2-3 days in London, with occasional client site visits will be required into Glasgow.