IAM Test Manager

IAM Test Manager

6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate

London based - hybrid working - 2/3 days on site

The Test Manager for Identity & Access Management (IAM) is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of all testing activities related to Access Management system deliveries. This includes validating end-to-end identity lifecycle process use cases regardingintegrations and workflows. The Test Manager ensures that all IAM solutions-such as authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA, and provisioning components-meet quality, compliance, and security standards before release into production

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Planning

• Create and maintain the test strategy for IAM system deliveries, covering functional, integration, regression, and security-related testing.
• Translate IAM requirements into structured test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
• Define test scope, timelines, dependencies, and entry/exit criteria

Test Coordination & Execution

• Coordinate and execute testing activities across multiple IAM platforms (e.g., Identity Governance, Access Management, Directory Services, Authentication Services).
• Conduct end-to-end testing for onboarding/offboarding (JML), provisioning, de-provisioning, SSO/MFA flows, and privileged access requests.
• Manage defect reporting, triage, prioritization, and retesting together with developers, IAM engineers, and vendors.

Quality Assurance & Risk Management

• Ensure testing covers both functional quality and security impacts.
• Maintain high-quality test documentation that supports compliance and audits.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Collaborate with IAM architects, security teams, and project managers.
• Guide business stakeholders during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including access request validation.
• Communicate test progress, risks, and readiness for go-live to management

Tooling

• Utilize test management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira for planning and reporting.
• Standardize IAM-specific test templates, test data sets, and reusable test assets.
• Promote continuous improvement in testing practices within the IAM delivery and operations teams

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Strong background in test management within IAM, cybersecurity, and/or enterprise IT environments.
• Solid understanding of IAM concepts:
  • Authentication (SSO, MFA, federation)
  • Authorization (RBAC, ABAC, policy-based access control)
  • Provisioning/De-provisioning
  • Identity lifecycle management (JML)
  • Privileged Access
  • Application onboarding
• Experience with IAM platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Azure AD/Entra ID, CyberArk).
• Proficiency with test management tooling.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and documentation skills

Preferred

• ISTQB certification.
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments.
• Familiarity with security and regulatory frameworks (ISO, NIST, SOX, GDPR).
• Experience working with vendors and managed IAM service providers

Core Competencies

• Structured planning & coordination
• Strong analytical skills
• Security and quality mindset
• Stakeholder engagement
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Clear and structured communication

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.