Lead IAM Consultant

Role/Job title Lead IAM Consultant Work Location Crawley, UK Role type 6 months Contract InsideIR35 Mode of working Hybrid 3 days/week The Role Client is looking for Lead IAM Consultant who will be responsible for leading the delivery of the IAM Data Discovery, Reconciliation and Baselining Programme for a large airline in UK, working closely with business stakeholders, application owners, IAM SMEs and technical teams. The role will focus on establishing a trusted and repeatable IAM control baseline through identity data reconciliation, application IAM data discovery, current-state control analysis, gap identification, and the development of prioritised recommendations. The consultant will act as the primary IAM subject matter expert, providing leadership across stakeholder engagement, data analysis, control-state evaluation, findings development and executive reporting. Your responsibilities: Programme Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead IAM discovery, reconciliation and baselining activities across the enterprise.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, application owners and technical SMEs.
• Work with HRMS, Active Directory, MIM, PAM, ServiceNow and application teams to gather and validate information.
• Establish strong relationships with customer stakeholders and act as the primary IAM advisor.
• Manage dependencies, risks, assumptions and stakeholder expectations throughout the engagement.
• Present findings, recommendations and progress updates to senior business and technology stakeholders. Data Discovery & Reconciliation
• Lead collection and validation of identity and access management data from authoritative sources.
• Can guide the team of IAM analyst in developing scripts for Data extraction, reconciliation, .csv/excel processing
• Reconcile identity, account, entitlement and ownership data across multiple platforms.
• Validate completeness, coverage and confidence of collected data.
• Identify data quality issues, ownership gaps, orphaned accounts and control weaknesses.
• Define reconciliation processes and validation approaches. IAM Control State Analysis
• Analyse current IAM controls across:
• Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes
• Provisioning and deprovisioning
• Authentication and access management
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Non-human identities
• Third-party identities
• Access governance and recertification
• Evaluate People, Process, Technology and Data aspects of IAM capability.
• Establish current-state IAM control baselines and identify improvement opportunities. Application IAM Analysis
• Lead application IAM discovery activities across the application estate.
• Review application access models, authentication methods and ownership structures.
• Assess application integration with enterprise IAM capabilities.
• Classify applications into IAM baseline categories based on current control coverage, risk exposure and integration capability.
• Identify application-specific IAM risks and improvement opportunities. Findings & Recommendations
• Develop evidence-based findings and observations.
• Prioritise risks, gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Produce practical recommendations aligned to business priorities and risk reduction objectives.
• Define quick wins, medium-term improvements and strategic considerations.
• Support the development of repeatable IAM baseline refresh processes. Reporting & Deliverables
• Produce executive-level reports and stakeholder presentations.
• Develop IAM baseline reports, coverage and confidence metrics, and findings dashboards.
• Present recommendations and outcomes to business and technology leadership.
• Contribute to project governance, status reporting and customer sign-off activities. Your Profile Essential skills/knowledge/experience: IAM Expertise
• Extensive experience in Identity and Access Management consulting and delivery.
• Strong understanding of:
• Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes
• Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
• Access certification and recertification
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Non-human identity management
• Third-party access management Technical Knowledge
• Experience with one or more of:
• SailPoint
• Saviynt
• Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)
• Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD
• Active Directory
• CyberArk
• BeyondTrust
• Okta
• Ping Identity
• Understanding of identity lifecycle management and provisioning technologies.
• Knowledge of identity data models, reconciliations and integrations.
• Knowledge of writing scripts in either PowerShell, Python, SQL, Bash/Shell scripting languages
• Experience working with HRMS, ITSM and directory services platforms. Analysis & Consulting Skills
• Strong data analysis and reconciliation capabilities.
• Ability to interpret complex IAM environments and identify control gaps.
• Experience producing management-level findings and recommendations.
• Ability to translate technical observations into business-focused outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills. Stakeholder Management
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience working with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Ability to lead workshops, interviews and discovery sessions.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence decision-making without direct authority. Project Delivery
• Experience leading IAM assessments, discovery engagements or transformation programmes.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Experience working in regulated and enterprise-scale environments.
• Knowledge of programme governance, risk management and reporting practices. Preferred Certifications
• CISSP/CISM/CRISC/SABSA/TOGAF
• Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)
• CyberArk Defender/Sentry
• SailPoint IdentityIQ or IdentityNow Certifications
• Saviynt Certifications
• ITIL Foundation Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: Ideal candidate is a senior IAM consultant or architect with strong stakeholder management, identity governance, privileged access and application IAM experience who can lead enterprise-wide IAM data discovery, reconciliation and baselining activities while producing executive-quality findings, recommendations and control-state insights.