Head of Identity & Access Management (IDAM)

Job Title: Head of Identity & Access Management (IDAM)

Location: Frimley or Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £95,000 + depending on experience, plus executive benefits

What you’ll be doing:

• Define and execute the organisation’s Identity & Access Management (IDAM) strategy to improve employee experience, productivity, and cyber resilience

• Lead the selection, implementation, and optimisation of IDAM technology solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and infrastructure

• Drive and deliver a major transformation programme focused on modernising identity and access management capabilities across the organisation

• Oversee the successful implementation of cloud-based IDAM services, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance

• Manage third-party service providers, to ensure high-quality service delivery and alignment with strategic goals

• Own the full lifecycle of the IDAM Product, including budget management, change control, and obsolescence planning

• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and cyber standards, maintaining a robust and secure identity environment

• You’ll also have people management responsibilities in this role and will be directly hiring a number of key roles to support programme execution

  Your skills and experiences:

  Essential:

  • Significant experience of working in an IT Function within a complex environment

  • Significant experience of managing identity and access management in a relevant field

  • Experience with enhancing and developing technical capability which will be applied across a range of large, complex, high value and strategically important IDAM projects/ programmes

  • Extensive knowledge of IM&T career frameworks including Professional institutions in order to support the broader development of the IM&T Function

    Desirable:

    • Experience in leading large IDAM transformation programmes

      Benefits:

      As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

      The Cyber Security team:

      This is a unique opportunity to join BAE Systems at a pivotal moment as we establish a new strategic Identity & Access Management (IDAM) Product Team - one that’s gaining significant visibility across the organisation. You’ll be at the forefront of building a brand-new team and shaping the future of identity. Working closely with stakeholders across the business and trusted external service providers, you’ll lead a major transformation programme that directly enhances employee experience, productivity, and collaboration while reducing cyber risk. If you’re looking to make a real impact in a high-profile role with the freedom to innovate and drive change, this is your chance to help define how identity is delivered at scale across BAE Systems.

      Why BAE Systems?

      This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

      Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

      Closing Date: 27th August 2025

      We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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