Senior CIAM Engineer

Job Description Summary
Job Description

Senior CIAM Engineer
Permanent
Location: Edinburgh, Peterborough or Witham
(
For roles with Aegon Enterprise Technology,
office attendance will generally be required periodically, and more details will be discussed during your interview process with our hiring managers)
Expected starting salary:
A competitive salary from
£39,120 - £48,900
depending on the experience you can bring

Closing date:
17th November 2025
Enterprise Technology is Aegon's global IT partner that provides infrastructure services, information security and global/corporate application support for Aegon's businesses around the world. From 6 locations in the US, the Netherlands, UK, and Hungary, we support 20+ country units and employees in the world. Our support consists of a wide range of centralised global IT services such as programming, database management, project management, agile/dev/ops, and more.

We continue to maximise the value from having a clear digital and data technology platform strategy that extends our ecosystem, as an approach to digitisation, enhancing customer experience, and improving operational efficiency.

All these teams work closely together to provide innovative and digital solutions as well as critical technology support. This is essential for enabling Aegon's businesses around the globe to be innovative, digital, and competitive, efficient, and effective, and to provide the best solutions and customer experience for our customers and shareholders.

As Senior CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) Engineer, you'll provide expert consultancy on identity, directory, and security solutions, with a focus on platforms such as IBM Security Access Manager and Okta. You'll oversee the design and support of web and identity infrastructure, including SharePoint, WebSphere, IIS, Tomcat, and Apache - ensuring secure, integrated, and resilient services. You'll also cover internet security, third-party integrations, domain and SSL management, and the creation of clear technical documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain CIAM strategies utilising Okta, Ping, IBM ISAM, and Federation Services.
• Support, document, and enhance CIAM integrations across platforms.
• Provide technical expertise, with a focus on automation and process improvement.
• Deliver complex solutions independently, with minimal oversight.
• Uphold service level agreements (SLAs) and optimise the performance of web services.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.

Working Hours:
This role requires non-standard working hours (2:00 PM – 10:00 PM BST) to effectively collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience with IBM Security Access Manager and Okta Auth0.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of DNS, networking, Java/.NET, cloud, and scripting (JSON, PowerShell, Ansible, Java, Terraform).
• Understanding of access management, PKI, and security technologies.
• Expertise in SAML, OpenID, OAuth, federation, and hybrid cloud.
• Experience with ISAM/WebSEAL, cloud identity, and automation.
• Strategic thinking and zero trust familiarity.

What's in it for you?

• We're serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place. We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we'll put in 9%. If you decide to contribute more, we'll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that's 7% from you and 13% from us).
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments. To find out more about what to expect at Aegon click here.

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The legal bits
We'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.