IAM Advisory Lead

Atosis the Atos Group brand dedicated to AI-powered secure end-to-end digital services. Atos designs develops and operates critical digital environments that drive performance resilience and sovereignty helping public and private organizations worldwide retain control over their data and infrastructures while meeting regulatory requirements.

With more than 52000 employees serving over 4500 clients across 54 countries Atos helps modernize core IT systems accelerate cloud and data transformation strengthen cybersecurity and deliver secure digital workplace environments to support its clients its employees and society. Atos also provides consulting and advisory services through its Atos Amplify brand.
A trusted partner in operating complex and mission-critical environments Atos supports organizations across highly regulated and sovereign contexts.

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 54000 employees and annual revenue of c. 7.2 billion operating in 54 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products and systems. European number one in cybersecurity and a leader in cloud Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is listed on Euronext Paris.

Who we are

We are a team of passionate experts with a clear ambition: applying digital technology to advance what matters for our clients and society. Together we create reliable and responsive digital foundations for the worlds businesses institutions and communities.

Job in a nutshell

As our UK&I IAM Lead you will help clients design transform and operationalise mature IAM capabilities across complex enterprise environments. You will combine strategic advisory and architecture with a practical understanding of how identity services are governed implemented transitioned and run day to day.

This role could suit an established IAM consultant ready to take greater ownership of engagements and capability growth or a senior practitioner from a large enterprise IAM function who wants to bring deep industry experience into consulting. You do not need to be an expert in every product. We are looking for strong end-to-end IAM knowledge sound judgement and meaningful experience with at least one leading enterprise platform.

What will you be doing

Lead IAM strategy maturity assessment operating model and transformation engagements for public and private sector clients.

Assess current identity capabilities business processes control effectiveness technology estates and operational pain points translating findings into clear priorities and practical roadmaps.

Design and improve end-to-end identity lifecycle processes including joiner mover and leaver controls access requests approvals provisioning role and entitlement management access reviews and deprovisioning.

Advise on Identity Governance and Administration Access Management authentication federation single sign-on multi-factor and passwordless authentication.

Lead or support Privileged Access Management assessments and transformations covering privileged account discovery vaulting credential rotation session controls just-in-time access least privilege and operational governance.

Apply identity-centric Zero Trust principles across users administrators applications workloads and third parties creating architectures and control patterns that can be implemented and operated in practice.

Develop current-state target-state and reference architectures high-level designs options analyses business cases and implementation roadmaps.

Support implementation governance application onboarding integration migration data remediation testing service transition and operational acceptance.

Create practical artefacts including governance models RACIs runbooks control frameworks KPIs service acceptance criteria and continuous-improvement plans.

Act as a trusted adviser to business and technical stakeholders explaining complex identity risks and design decisions in clear outcome-focused language.

Support bids proposals client workshops statements of work and repeatable IAM offerings.

Coach colleagues and help grow a collaborative UK&I identity community across advisory architecture delivery and managed services.

The identity domains you will work across

Identity lifecycle and governance: Joiner mover and leaver processes; identity data; access requests and approvals; provisioning and deprovisioning; roles and entitlements; segregation of duties; access certification and recertification.

Privileged access: Privileged account governance; credential vaulting and rotation; session management and monitoring; just-in-time access; zero standing privilege; endpoint privilege management and emergency access.

Access management: Single sign-on; multi-factor and passwordless authentication; federation; conditional and risk-based access; external identity; directory modernisation and break-glass controls.

Zero Trust architecture: Identity as a policy enforcement point continuous verification least privilege device and contextual signals segmentation monitoring and measurable control assurance.

Non-human and emerging identity: Service accounts workload identities certificates secrets APIs machine identities and governance of AI agents and autonomous services.

Requirements

Substantial experience in Identity & Access Management within consulting systems integration architecture transformation or a large enterprise BAU environment.

A strong understanding of the full end-to-end IAM lifecycle and how identity capabilities are operationalised across people process governance and technology.

Practical experience with at least one of CyberArk Evidian Okta SailPoint or Microsoft Entra plus the ability to work conceptually and technology-agnostically across other platforms.

Experience designing improving or governing IAM processes and controls in complex enterprise environments.

Good knowledge of Privileged Access Management and identity-centric Zero Trust principles.

Experience producing clear assessments architectures roadmaps operating-model artefacts or service-transition outputs.

The ability to engage credibly with senior business stakeholders security leaders architects engineers and operational teams.

Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to turn technical complexity into practical recommendations.

A collaborative commercially aware and client-focused approach.

The right to work in the UK and flexibility to travel occasionally to client or company locations.

Desirable experience

Experience moving from IAM strategy or project delivery into sustainable BAU operations.

Knowledge of machine identity workload identity PKI certificate lifecycle management secrets management or service-account governance.

Understanding of identity and authorisation models for AI agents autonomous services and other non-human identities.

Experience of identity threat detection and response attack-path analysis or identity security posture management.

Experience supporting regulated public sector or critical national infrastructure clients.

Relevant identity security cloud architecture or service-management certifications.

Experience supporting bids proposals pre-sales discovery or consulting-offering development.

What success looks like

Clients receive clear actionable IAM strategies and roadmaps that can move confidently into implementation and operation.

Identity processes and controls are secure auditable usable and sustainable in BAU.

Advisory architecture implementation and managed-service teams work together through a consistent end-to-end lifecycle.

Atos develops reusable IAM methods propositions and delivery assets that support growth across the UK&I.

Emerging identity challenges including machine and AI-agent identities are addressed with proportionate governance and practical controls.

Rewards and benefits

A visible role with the opportunity to shape and grow our UK&I IAM advisory capability.

Varied work across strategy architecture transformation operational readiness and service improvement.

Opportunities for professional development continuous learning and career progression.

Remote and hybrid working possibilities subject to business and client requirements.

The opportunity to participate in volunteering charity inclusion and sustainability initiatives.

Benefits:

• Pension Scheme - contributions matched up to 10%
• Private medical cover
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• 25 days paid leave National Holidays
• Flex benefits program

Please note eligibility for SC clearance is essential for this role.
As a Disability Confident employer we encourage applications from all applicants especially differently abled applicants. We aim to ensure that those who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. We are committed and willing to making reasonable adjustments to the application and assessment process to accommodate your needs.
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