# Principal IDAM Engineer

**Company**: OFGEM
**Location**: Cardiff, Wales
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: GBP 63,443 - 86,547 per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

Across government, secure identity and access management is no longer a purely technical concern; it is fundamental to protecting organisational data, maintaining resilience and enabling secure, seamless access to services.

As a Principal IDAM Engineer, you will play a central role in defining and delivering Ofgem’s identity and access management strategy. You will be responsible for shaping and implementing enterprise-wide IDAM solutions, ensuring that identity governance, access controls and lifecycle management processes are robust, scalable and aligned with industry standards.

Responsibilities:

- Leading the development and implementation of Ofgem’s IDAM strategy, ensuring secure, compliant and efficient access to systems and data across the organisation.

- Establishing and enforcing identity governance frameworks, including policies, standards and controls aligned with industry best practices such as ISO 27001 and NIST.

- Designing and implementing access control models, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), ensuring consistency and security across platforms.

- Overseeing user identity lifecycle management, including provisioning, deprovisioning and automated access workflows integrated with HR systems and enterprise directories.

- Implementing controls and monitoring mechanisms for privileged access, reducing risk and ensuring compliance with security requirements.

- Defining integration patterns for IDAM solutions across enterprise applications, cloud services and systems, ensuring interoperability and scalability.

- Leading technical delivery and ensuring that IDAM solutions are secure, robust and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.

- Engaging with senior stakeholders, translating business requirements into effective IDAM solutions and ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

- Mentoring and supporting engineers within the team, building capability and fostering a culture of collaboration, security awareness and continuous improvement.

- Staying abreast of emerging identity and security technologies, ensuring Ofgem adopts modern, effective approaches to identity management.

Requirements:

- Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale IDAM solutions and identity governance frameworks.

- Experience implementing user lifecycle management, provisioning and access recertification processes.

- Deep understanding of access control models, identity standards and security frameworks.

- Ability to design and integrate IDAM solutions across complex environments, including cloud and on-premise systems.

- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and translating requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Benefits:

- Salary of £63,443 - £86,547 per year.

- £18,379 contribution towards Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

- 30 days annual leave after 2 years.

- Excellent training and development opportunities.

- Hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office).

- Flexible working hours and family friendly policies.

## Skills

### Required
- IDAM
- Identity Governance
- Access Control
- Security Frameworks
- Cloud Services
- Enterprise Architecture

### Nice to have
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)

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