Sailpoint Engineer, IAM, Identity

Job Opportunity: SailPoint Engineer - Identity Security Cloud Specialist

Location: London

Type: Contract 6 Months Outside IR35

Department: Cybersecurity / IAM

Up to £500/day Outside IR35

About the Role

We're looking for a SailPoint Engineer with a strong background in Identity Security Cloud solutions and technical identity recruitment processes. You will play a key role in streamlining our Identity and Access Management (IAM) by leveraging SailPoint's capabilities to ensure least-privilege access, enforce zero trust policies, and support full lifecycle identity governance - all while staying compliant with global regulations.

What You'll Do

• Design, configure, and maintain SailPoint IdentityNow and IdentityIQ solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.

• Implement and optimize least-privilege access policies, automated role management, and real-time access monitoring.

• Manage and govern access for non-employees, privileged users, and machine identities.

• Automate onboarding/offboarding processes through identity recruitment workflows.

• Integrate SailPoint with HR systems, Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, ServiceNow, and other key platforms.

• Build and customize access certifications, policy enforcement, and risk-based access controls.

• Develop and maintain audit-ready compliance reports (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, CCPA, FISMA, etc.).

• Work with DevSecOps and Security Engineering to detect and respond to access-related threats.

What You Bring

• Proven experience as a SailPoint Engineer (IdentityNow / IdentityIQ).

• Hands-on experience with Identity Security Cloud or similar enterprise IAM platforms.

• Strong understanding of access governance, entitlement management, and role-based access control (RBAC).

• Experience with identity lifecycle automation, including recruitment and non-employee provisioning.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks: GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CCPA, FISMA, CCPA, etc.

• Knowledge of scripting (e.g., BeanShell, PowerShell, or Java) and REST/SOAP APIs for integration tasks.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Bonus Skills

• Certifications: SailPoint Certified Implementation Engineer, CISSP, CISM, or similar.

• Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, or security automation.

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