IAM Engineer - Day Rate Contractor

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team? 

Join our IT Team! 

Join a dynamic team at Softcat, one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure providers and a FTSE 250 listed company. Our team is passionate about delivering secure, scalable identity and access management solutions, supporting both internal operations and customer environments.

As an IAM Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain identity and access management solutions, ensuring robust security and seamless user experiences. You'll work closely with stakeholders across IT, security, and business units to automate and optimise IAM processes, leveraging modern technologies and best practices.  

As the IAM Engineer, you'll be responsible for: 

• Develop, deploy, and manage IAM policies, roles, and users across cloud and on-premises environments, following least privilege principles.  
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform for scalable and repeatable IAM deployments. 
• Design and automate identity and access management workflows and data integrations using technologies such as Dell Boomi, Azure LogicApps,  ServiceNow, and various scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Leverage automation tools and platforms to streamline IAM processes, improve efficiency, and enhance service management. 
• Document IAM data architecture, processes, and automation opportunities. 

We'd love you to have:

• Proven experience in IAM engineering, ideally within enterprise or managed service environments. 
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies. 
• Experience with an IPaaS integration platform
• Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.). 
• Familiarity with ServiceNow for ITSM and automation (desirable). 
• Understanding of cloud IAM (AWS, Azure, etc.), identity providers (SAML, OpenID Connect), and federated access. 
• Knowledge of privileged identity management workflows and automation. 

Success. The Softcat Way. 

Passion. Intelligence. Fun. Responsible. Community: these are the core values which define Softcat. We help customers succeed by putting our employees first and leveraging technology to deliver outstanding results.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you  

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:  

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home  
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day  
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs 

Working with us  

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.  

Join us  

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.  You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/ 

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.