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System Engineer (Identity and Access Management)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
14 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
11 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
About our client:
Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative sustainable inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse you will be working with the best globally.
What you will be doing:
- Serve as the technical owner for IAM/IGA platforms ensuring their overall availability performance and reliability.
- Manage end-to-end L2/L3 support including performing root cause analysis and resolving complex issues such as provisioning events connector failures and SSO problems.
- Design and maintain scalable IAM/IGA architecture including defining identity lifecycle (JML) flows and provisioning models across systems.
- Engineer and optimize APIs and connectors ensuring data integrity and reconciliation between HR systems Active Directory Entra ID ServiceNow and SaaS applications.
- Lead the implementation of access request workflows certification campaigns Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls and RBAC/ABAC models.
- Oversee system health job execution platform upgrades and manage environment configurations across DEV UAT and PROD.
- Identify automation opportunities standardise IAM processes across applications and improve audit readiness through reporting and system-driven controls.
- Act as the organizations go-to technical expert providing guidance to analysts and engineers while engaging with vendors (e.g. Omada Microsoft) on enhancements.
What our client is looking for:
- Experience with tools such as Omada SailPoint or Saviynt specifically focusing on workflows connector management certification processes and data reconciliation.
- Background in Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID including authentication mechanisms group management and conditional access policies.
- Experience utilising tools like Lumos to enhance visibility and automate access management across SaaS environments.
- Knowledge of the IGA and IAM technical layers including governance identity lifecycles and runtime access enforcement.
- Demonstrated capability in designing and implementing robust APIs and connectors to facilitate system integration.
- Experience managing ticketing workflows and automated provisioning flows.
- Ability to manage identity lifecycles driven by HR system data and processes.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python with a focus on job monitoring debugging and operational automation.
For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer do visit our website - IAM IGA System Engineer Omada SailPoint Saviynt Active Directory Entra ID ServiceNow Lumos PowerShell Python Identity Lifecycle Access Governance API Integration Automation
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IDAM IAM IGA System Engineer Omada SailPoint Saviynt Active Directory Entra ID ServiceNow Lumos PowerShell Python Identity Lifecycle Access Governance API Integration Automation
