IAM Architect

A leading international law firm is looking for an IAM Architect to join its London IT function. This is a senior, global role. You will own the firm''s identity and access architecture and shape how a complex, multi-region enterprise secures its people, systems and data. The role You will design and develop the firm''s IAM architecture across identity life cycle, access governance and privileged access. Working with the Information Security and Platform Engineering teams, you will embed zero trust and least privilege principles throughout the organisation. You will also be responsible for global Firewall design and architecture. Key responsibilities include: Designing authentication and authorisation patterns (OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth, Kerberos, LDAP) and Conditional Access policies aligned with Microsoft best practice Architecting privileged access management capability, including approval workflows and continuous monitoring Leading identity governance automation, MFA integration and identity threat detection and response (ITDR) Guiding the hardening of multi-site Active Directory and Entra ID environments Integrating IAM with HR, IT and engineering systems for policy-driven access across the user life cycle Supporting audit readiness (ISO 27001, ISO 22301) and designing Azure Policies and guardrails with Security Maintaining reference architectures, standards and runbooks, and presenting architecture decisions to senior business and IT leaders What you''ll bring ..... full job details .....