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DevOps Engineer - IAM Experience

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom Contract Posted 3 days ago

They are undergoing a transformation of its Identity and Access Management practices including the delivery of a set of net new tools to overhaul how IAM is carried out in the industry. We are seeking experienced and dynamic DevOps Engineers who have a good understanding of cloud platforms and Identity Management including AWS, GCP and Azure, with a successful track record of working in complex global organisations at fast pace. The role will report to the Lead Architects and be part of a dynamic and highly skilled team.


In this role, you will:


Design, build, and maintain CI/CD The DevOps Engineer will play a key role in delivering and operating enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities. This role is responsible for automating deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of IAM platforms and integrations. The engineer will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, implement infrastructure as code, and ensure secure, scalable, and reliable IAM services across the organisation.


The position works closely with IAM architects, security engineers, platform teams, and application owners to support and deploy both cloud and on-prem IAM solutions.


  • pipelines for IAM components, policies, connectors, microservices, and integrations.
  • Enable automated testing, security scanning, and controlled deployments across DEV/TEST/PROD environments.
  • Implement continuous improvement to streamline IAM release processes.
  • Develop and maintain IaC (Terraform, Ansible for deploying IAM infrastructure, identity policies, directories, and supporting platforms.
  • Ensure consistent, repeatable environments and compliance with architectural standards.
  • Develop scripts and automation for account lifecycle operations, access provisioning, and system integrations.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for .NET and configuration-based deployments (e.g., Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions/Jenkins).
  • Automate environment provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, ARM/Bicep) and configuration management (e.g., Ansible, DSC).
  • Implement automated deployment patterns for IAM components:
  • MIM rules extensions / services
  • Scheduled jobs and supporting utilities
  • Database changes (versioned SQL scripts, DACPAC where appropriate)
  • Support secure delivery practices: secrets management, least privilege, vulnerability remediation, and audit-ready controls.
  • Collaborate with L2/L3 teams to convert recurring incidents into automation and permanent fixes.
  • Embed security into the build and deployment process, including vulnerability scanning, secrets detection, and code quality checks.
  • Work with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with Zero Trust principles and IAM security policies.
  • Collaborate with IAM architects, security teams, and application owners on design and integration requirements.
  • Create and maintain documentation for pipelines, IaC, deployment patterns, and operational processes.



To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:


Key Skills & Experience


Technical Skills


  • Infrastructure as code (Terraform & GCP Provisioning) Terraform core, GCP Infra, Policy as code, develop the capability to manage, maintain and write policies,
  • Proven experience in a DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering role supporting enterprise applications.
  • Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD and source control (Git), including release pipelines and environment promotion.
  • Working knowledge of .NET build/release processes and dependency management.
  • Strong SQL Server experience for deployment automation and troubleshooting (schema changes, performance awareness).
  • Strong experience with Visual Studio (2019/2022): building and troubleshooting solutions, MSBuild, test runners
  • Scripting skills (PowerShell strongly preferred; Python desirable).
  • Experience implementing monitoring/alerting and operational runbooks.
  • DevSecOps & platform security, security scanning, IAM and identity, network security, compliance
  • Release engineering and governance, release ops, change management, documentation
  • Regionalisation and compliance, regional deployments and failover, data residency, conditional access
  • Experience with tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, Nexus




Soft Skills


  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across security, engineering, and operations teams.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Experience of Privileged Access Management and identity access management
  • Understanding and experience of technologies deployed at a large scale in a global IT enterprise
  • Experience of working in an Agile team – managing workload in Jira and engagements in Jira Service Desk
  • Ability to adapt and understand new technologies – being self-motivated to learn
  • Strong interpersonal, influencing, communication and report-writing skills
  • Ability to interact appropriately with users of various technical skill levels
  • Ability to work in a multi country, culturally diverse and time-zone separated role.


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