Identity Lead - London, United Kingdom - Wellcome Trust

Wellcome Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£74,938

Closing date:
Thursday, 27 April 2023

Contract type:
permanent

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy, and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won't be solved by science alone.

We are looking for an Identity Lead to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You will be in-directly leading the Identity team within the Network Cloud and Workspace (NCW) team reporting to the Cloud Technology Manager.

The team will be responsible for managing and shaping all matters concerned with identity and access roles, active directory management and the identity access life cycle.

The Identity function sits within the NCW team, as part of the Digital and Technology division at Wellcome.

The NCW team manage Wellcome's Cloud & on-premise infrastructure, the identity estate, the end user compute technology and all associated network infrastructure.

What will I be doing?

The Identity Lead will be responsible for indirectly managing the Identity Access Management (IAM) team to provide fit-for-purpose, innovative and user-centric identity technologies that enable and advance Wellcome's ability to deliver it's strategy.

They will contribute as the Subject Matter Expert to cross-functional project teams where IAM technical skillsets are required, providing consultancy, architecture, design and implementation skills.

The role will also take accountability for the development, daily operations, integration and maintenance of IAM technologies and development of the IAM strategic roadmap.

As an Identity Lead, you will:

In-directly matrix-manage the Identity & Access Management (IAM) engineer within Digital & Technology (D&T); be responsible for leading an inspiring, innovative and technically advanced team, promoting a culture of inclusivity and diversity that ensures a commitment to anti-racist and anti-ableist outcomes
Be trusted with the design, procurement, development, operation, integration and maintenance of IAM technologies and deliver strategic, user-centric outcomes for Wellcome
Be trusted with the IAM strategy and roadmap, ensuring the technology will meet the needs of the organisation today and in the future and balances positive user experience, access, compliance and confidentiality
Make sure that all the architectural and Information Security principles set out in D&T are adhered to by the IAM team
Ensure an optimal and efficient service provided to Wellcome by overseeing the operation activities of the IAM teamIs this job for me?

We are looking for someone who:

Has extensive practical and demonstrable experience in one or more of; computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related field
Has advanced understanding of IAM concepts, including federation, authentication, authorization, access controls, access control attacks, identity and access provisioning life cycle
Has demonstrable experience in implementing, maintaining and improving Identity Management platforms including; Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, AWS Identity & Access Roles
Has a proactive approach towards product ownership and continuous improvement
Has experience with administrating authentication technologies, such as Microsoft Active Directory/Windows authentication, OpenLDAP, Shibboleth, SimpleSAMLphp, Kerberos, OpenID Connect, OAuth, and federated identity management
Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

Interview dates:
Early May

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Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.

We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days from home.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome
We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or longterm condition. Please visit our

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