Principal Digital Identity Engineer

The Opportunity

Parliamentary Digital Services are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer: Digital Identity to join our team within the Platforms Directorate. As the Principal Engineer for Digital Identity, you will play a critical role in the design, implementation, and maintenance of core infrastructure platforms. You will provide expert technical guidance and leadership to ensure secure, highly available, reliable, and performant digital identity platforms, enabling both Houses of Parliament to meet their strategic and business objectives.

You will have

- You are a technical subject matter expert with hands-on operational experience and can demonstrate the following key technical knowledge:

• Digital identity management and lifecycle utilising RBAC, PIM, PAM, CCM, etc.
• Management and implementation of Active Directory, AD management tools such as Active Roles, and Azure AD.
• Public and Private Cloud IAM (Identity & Access Management). Familiarity with IaaS, PaaS solutions such as Entra ID and AWS as well as securing SaaS.
• Single Sign-on and Federation using standard protocols and frameworks such as Kerberos, SPNEGO, SAML 2.0, ADFS, OpenID Connect, Azure AD B2B and B2C, etc.
• Public Key Cryptography PKI and administration of Certification Authority services.
• Modern Authentication techniques and Device Authentication & Profiling.
• Remote Access Solution such as Windows Direct Access and/or Always On VPN.
• Zero Trust Architecture concepts for Identity and Access Management.
• PowerShell scripting would be desirable.

- You set the technical direction, developing strategy, and supporting roadmaps which strive for continuous improvement of digital identity services. You are a highly effective leader with experience of building and maintaining a high performing and actively engaged team, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity, and inclusion. You have recent experience of leading a team and building a supportive and collaborative team culture, empowering others to take ownership, deliver and develop.

- You have an expert level of experience in successfully managing digital identity platform lifecycle and the ability to resiliently respond to cyber security threats. You implement highly effective operational & BCDR plans, ensuring a robust and resilient approach for digital identity, utilising external suppliers where appropriate.

- You can think creatively, ask the right questions, and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team, sometimes working through conflicting information. You can lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes and create recommendations for improvements. You make decisions at the appropriate time, considering the needs of the situation, priorities, constraints, and the availability of necessary information.

- You have first-hand experience of owning relationships with third-party solutions or managed service providers to deliver user friendly and cyber secure solutions which are cost effective and sustainable. You are an effective contract manager and proactively manage resources and budgets.

- You have strong stakeholder management skills and evidence of your ability to translate business requirements and user/stakeholder needs into effective work plans and practical working solutions. You proactively forge collaborative working relationships with other digital leaders to deliver strategic outcomes. You can influence people at all levels within the organisation including a challenging customer base

About the Team

Our team is passionate about technology and is fully committed to ensure we can manage the digital identities of our all users, ensuring best practises are followed and enforced across the organization.

About Us

UK Parliament is steeped in history and tradition. It is an important part of UK life and we need to ensure as many people as possible can engage with its work. This is why we are at the start of a huge transformation programme powered by technology. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) works with the House of Commons and the House of Lords with all their IT and digital needs. We are here to realise the digital ambitions of a modern Parliament and welcome you to join us in building a digital democracy.

Our Package

Please refer to our Candidate Information Pack for a full list of our benefits which include:

• up to 35 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• generous maternity pay policy up to 6 months full pay
• great pension scheme options (contributory and non-contributory)
• on-site subsidised gym, nursery, catering, post office, travel office and GP
• flexible options including hybrid working and family friendly policies

How To Apply

Please make sure you're clear on the requirements of the role. These can be found in the Job Description and Candidate Information Pack. You will need to upload a CV and show how you meet up to the first three criterion. Our application process is anonymous, so please remove any personal information from your CV.

Apply By:

Interviews: W/C 24th Feb

Format: Panel Interview (Remote)

Our Culture

For our people, we provide an amazing opportunity to bring their talents to an institution that sits right at the heart of society in the UK. We are helping to change UK Parliament and strengthen democracy. What matters here is your potential for growth and your commitment to playing your part in our ongoing success.

We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, you. We welcome applications from people who feel under-represented in the workforce. This includes those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances.