Senior Contract Recruitment Consultant at Paritas Recruitment
Cloud Identity & Access Management Specialist (Contract)
Remote (Europe)
Market Rates | 6 Months + Extension
Global Consultancy | Jan 2026 Start
Paritas is supporting a leading global consultancy as they undertake a major review of their Cloud Identity & Access Management (IAM) landscape for one of their flagship clients. We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on IAM Specialist who can assess, challenge, and improve technical configurations across a multi‑vendor environment (SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID).
This role is fully remote within Europe and is offered on a subcontract basis.
The Role
You will act as a Cloud IAM Subject Matter Expert, working closely with senior architects and engineering teams to diagnose long‑standing identity issues, strengthen governance, and drive effective remediation. This is a deeply technical, investigative role suited to someone who enjoys getting into the detail of configurations and resolving complex identity challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed reviews, audits, and troubleshooting of cloud identity configurations
- Investigate, assess, and remediate misconfigurations and policy deviations (e.g., guest accounts outside standard)
- Work with architects to challenge assumptions, refine guardrails, and strengthen IAM design principles
- Provide expert guidance on IAM best practices, governance, lifecycle management and identity standards
- Produce clear documentation, recommendations, and configuration changes (including writing scripts / configs / macros where required)
- Support continuous improvement of identity and access processes across cloud and hybrid environments
Required Skills & Experience
Strong hands‑on experience with SailPoint , Saviynt , and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)Proven background implementing and troubleshooting cloud IAM solutionsDeep understanding of authentication, authorisation and identity governance modelsAbility to analyse complex identity issues, determine root causes, and drive practical fixesExcellent communication skills, confident engaging directly with senior architects and challenging constructivelyExperience working within enterprise‑scale, multi‑cloud or hybrid environmentsFluent English (spoken and written)Preferred
Background in security architecture or IAM policy designExperience producing and maintaining technical documentation and configuration standardsPragmatic, hands‑on problem solver with a delivery‑focused mindsetIdeal Candidate
Seasoned IAM expert who thrives in complex, regulated, multi‑vendor environmentsDetail‑oriented and confident questioning architecture, logic, and design assumptionsEnjoys diving deep into technical configurations, identifying what’s wrong, and fixing it directlyContact
Harry – Paritas Recruitment
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