Identity Security Engineer - SailPoint, Associate

Job description

About this role We are seeking an Associate, Identity Security Engineer to join a major identity modernisation programme, migrating from SailPoint IdentityIQ to SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building, configuring, testing and improving identity security solutions in a complex enterprise environment. You will work closely with experienced engineers, security partners, operations teams and application owners to help move critical identity capabilities to a modern cloud platform. The successful candidate will bring practical engineering skills, curiosity, attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership, with opportunities to grow into deeper design and architecture responsibilities over time. Key Responsibilities Configure, build, test and support SailPoint IdentityIQ and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud capabilities as part of the migration programme. Work on engineering tasks across workflows, rules, connectors, identity data, access requests, provisioning and deprovisioning. Analyse existing IdentityIQ configuration and customisations, document current behaviour and help translate them into cloud-aligned implementation tasks. Investigate defects, test failures and data issues, working with other engineers to identify root cause and deliver reliable fixes. Create and maintain clear technical documentation, test evidence, runbooks and implementation notes so changes can be understood, supported and reused. Follow engineering standards for secure configuration, code quality, change control, testing, observability and operational readiness. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, HR, cloud, operations, risk and compliance partners to gather information, validate requirements and resolve delivery blockers. Take ownership of assigned work, communicate progress clearly, raise risks early and follow through on commitments. Look for practical ways to simplify manual processes, reduce repeat issues and improve the experience for users and support teams. Develop design judgement by contributing to solution discussions, asking thoughtful questions and learning how identity architecture decisions are made at enterprise scale. Qualifications / Competencies Hands-on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, or another identity governance and administration platform. G…