Microsoft Security Architect

3 months ago


Borehamwood Hertfordshire, United Kingdom La Fosse Full time

The IAM & Security Architect will provide technical leadership and guidance in translating business requirements into architectural patterns and solution designs that meet both functional and non-functional needs. The role plays a key part in shaping the strategy, design, and governance of strategic investments to meet the evolving technology demands of the organisation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Design end-to-end architecture to support IT Security/Identity management across the enterprise.
Develop and maintain Security/IAM architecture for IT projects.
Design IT Security/IAM solutions across web, mobile applications, middleware, networks, cloud, and OT environments.
Establish architecture principles for identity/security domains.
Develop IDAM blueprints for standardized solutions across IT.
Design and implement best practice identity provisioning/deprovisioning processes aligned with security frameworks.
Continuously review and update blueprints, ensuring they remain scalable and fit for purpose.
Contribute to the Security architecture roadmap.
Provide key input for business cases and proposals.
Ensure technical infrastructure designs are consistent with security standards and policies.
Participate in audit and compliance processes related to Security/IAM solutions.
Offer architectural governance during delivery, providing technical leadership to solution designers and development teams.
Act as a point of escalation for Security/IAM enhancements and capability development.
Lead the analysis of current and future state solutions for complex systems.
Contribute to business process design, case design, and information design.
Propose improvements to the organization's identity capability to meet evolving business needs.
Liaise with vendors and partners as needed.
Assist in the testing and implementation of Disaster Recovery procedures.
Ensure alignment with business requirements, including capacity planning and licensing obligations.
Maintain and develop documentation.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends, products, and solutions.
Collaborate with peers, technical leads, and stakeholders to understand business requirements.
Participate in TDA reviews of solutions.
Contribute to the IT roadmap and service improvement plans.

Skills/Attributes Required:
~ Extensive experience in Security/Identity concepts.
~ Demonstrated expertise in security architecture and design.
~ Proven experience in IDAM architecture and design.
~ Experience with JML/Supplier Access reviews and improvements.
~ Strong background in developing solutions across web, mobile, middleware, networks, cloud, and OT environments.
~ Expertise in architecting security/identity models in line with industry standards.
~ Strong technical and architectural documentation skills.
~ Analytical and conceptual thinking abilities.
~ Experience in technical requirements analysis and strategic planning.
~ Proven experience in managing identity and security solutions for internal, external, and third-party access.
~ Familiarity with contemporary deployment methodologies.
~ Strong stakeholder engagement experience.
~ Experience in Cloud Identity Management.
~ Experience with enterprise-scale technologies.
~10+ years of experience in technical infrastructure or software development within a Microsoft environment.
~5+ years of Security/IAM experience in an architect role (across infrastructure/systems development).
~ Flexibility for travel and occasional out-of-hours work.
~ Knowledge of ITIL v4 (essential).



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