Security Engineer - Secure by Design and Platforms

Security Platforms Engineer - IAM andamp; PAM (Contract, Inside IR35) Location: London (1-2 days per week in office, remainder remote) Contract: Initial 6 months, with potential to extend IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Our client, a large, complex enterprise organisation, is looking for a Security Platforms Engineer to join their Security Platforms andamp; Architecture team as their first hire into a newly forming security run function. This is a genuine opportunity to help shape and scale a capability from the ground up, rather than stepping into a fully established team. The role sits across two core areas: embedding security into technology projects at the design stage, and taking hands-on ownership of identity and access management (IAM) and privileged access management (PAM) platforms once they move from delivery into steady-state operation. You''ll work in a predominantly Microsoft security environment, providing governance and advisory input on Secure by Design processes while also picking up light configuration and engineering work as solutions land in run.What you''ll be doing:Partnering with project and delivery teams to embed secure-by-design principles from the earliest stages of a project through to go-liveConducting security design reviews, threat modelling, and go-live readiness assessmentsTaking operational ownership of IAM and PAM platforms as they''re on-boarded from project delivery into business-as-usualManaging and enhancing Microsoft-focused security ..... full job details .....