Senior Identity Engineer

Summary

Join Tide's Security Engineering team as a Senior Identity Engineer and champion identity across the company. You will integrate new applications with Okta, implement least-privilege access controls, and ensure adherence to best practices. This role involves automating processes, collaborating with various teams, and mentoring junior colleagues. Tide offers a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional development. We are looking for a passionate and experienced individual with strong expertise in identity providers, authentication protocols, and Terraform. Tide is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• Strong expertise with modern Identity Providers such as Okta or similar platforms
• Deep understanding of authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0, SAML and OIDC
• Strong hands-on experience writing Terraform
• Experience in scripting and automation to solve complex identity challenges
• A passion for mentoring and sharing knowledge with your team
• Hands-on attitude and the ability to drive solutions to completion
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Champion Identity across Tide; from integrating new applications with Okta to creating Just-in-Time access rules for existing applications
• Collaborate very closely with business and technology teams to define and implement least-privilege, modern access controls and patterns
• Ensure our Identity estate (Okta and beyond) adheres to best practices. Today it may mean deploying phishing-resistant MFA; tomorrow, it could involve adopting innovative access technologies
• Automate manual, inefficient processes to streamline identity management workflows

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus points if you have a repository showcasing your work

Benefits

• Flexible working options
• Share options
• Group Life Insurance
• Vitality Health Insurance, with a proactive focus on mental and physical wellbeing
• 25 days holiday with the ability to buy extra days
• 3 days for L&D or volunteering time off per year
• We invest in your development with a £1,000 professional L&D budget per year
• Access to ‘salary sacrifice’ benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme and pension contribution
• Spacious brand-new office near Old Street with an all-day snacks bar
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Sabbatical leave