IDAM Architect

Location:  Newbury or London +

• Hybrid
Salary:  Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits Working Hours:  Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri
• Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are. Who We Are We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.  At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company.  We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve. Join our Digital teams where we harness the power of digital and embody the spirit of innovation to deliver the best solutions for our customers. What you'll do You will be joining as the lead architect responsible for influencing the authentication product roadmap based on E2E ID Management subject matter expertise, and lead in shaping the architectural runway to support that roadmap. This will include evaluating the adoption of new authentication protocols and open standards to meet clear roadmap requirements (e.g. adoption of FIDO2 to enable biometric login for web channels). You will also be responsible for driving solution blueprints for new features, collaborating with POs, TPOs and senior developers when doing so.  
• You will be working in collaboration with our product owners and wider technology community to periodically review and update our customer authentication & wider IDAM strategy.  
• You will impact asses new business Demands to provide a ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimate based on a set of documented high-level requirements and solution assumptions. 
• You will be working with POs, UX, and engineers to identify key e2e functional requirements & NFRs for new authentication features, and lead shaping of the solution design. 
• You Support phased delivery planning for complex features, and push for small incremental deliverables to ship value to customers quickly. 
• Ensure designs respect the principles of the AWS/Azure Well Architected Framework with respect to security assurance, resiliency & scalability, solution maintainability etc.  
• Protect the integrity & reusability of the solution throughout the lifecycle, keeping it simple where possible. 
• Support Dev team RCA (Route Cause Analysis) & identifying solution options for complex issues found during delivery or on live service when required.  
  Who you are  
• You will have extensive understanding of Federated Identity management & security concepts (e.g. pros and cons of In Advance vs Just in Time Provisioning etc.) and protocol standards (e.g. OpenID Connect, SAML 2, Oath2, RFC 8176 etc.) & ability to apply them to real world problems. 
• You will demonstrate extensive experience designing and delivering complex federated identity management solutions for Enterprise scale B2C or B2B services.  
• You will have good knowledge and experience designing (including defining key NFRs) for Enterprise scale services running on cloud platforms using micro-service and micro-frontend patterns. 
• You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of REST API standards and API design. 
• You will showcase a good understanding of the AWS or equivalent Well Architected Framework pillars and guidelines, particularly regarding application security, performance & scalability, solution maintainability & cost management. 
• You will be able to demonstrate the ability to convey solution designs using industry standard design frameworks such as UML (Unified Modelling Language) or C4 (Context, Containers, Components & Code). 
• You will be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex info is articulated in a meaningful way to cross-functional audience. 
• You will ideally have a working knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies such as LEAN, Scrum & Kanban. 
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in. What we offer We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.  Together we can Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance. #vodafoneuk #LI-Hybrid


• You will have extensive understanding of Federated Identity management & security concepts (e.g. pros and cons of In Advance vs Just in Time Provisioning etc.) and protocol standards (e.g. OpenID Connect, SAML 2, Oath2, RFC 8176 etc.) & ability to apply them to real world problems.
• You will demonstrate extensive experience designing and delivering complex federated identity management solutions for Enterprise scale B2C or B2B services.
• You will have good knowledge and experience designing (including defining key NFRs) for Enterprise scale services running on cloud platforms using micro-service and micro-frontend patterns.
• You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of REST API standards and API design.
• You will showcase a good understanding of the AWS or equivalent Well Architected Framework pillars and guidelines, particularly regarding application security, performance & scalability, solution maintainability & cost management.
• You will be able to demonstrate the ability to convey solution designs using industry standard design frameworks such as UML (Unified Modelling Language) or C4 (Context, Containers, Components & Code).
• You will be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex info is articulated in a meaningful way to cross-functional audience.
• You will ideally have a working knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies such as LEAN, Scrum & Kanban.
  
  At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives. At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve. Join our Digital teams where we harness the power of digital and embody the spirit of innovation to deliver the best solutions for our customers. What you'll do You will be joining as the lead architect responsible for influencing the authentication product roadmap based on E2E ID Management subject matter expertise, and lead in shaping the architectural runway to support that roadmap. This will include evaluating the adoption of new authentication protocols and open standards to meet clear roadmap requirements (e.g. adoption of FIDO2 to enable biometric login for web channels). You will also be responsible for driving solution blueprints for new features, collaborating with POs, TPOs and senior developers when doing so.

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies. Together we can Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance. #vodafoneuk #LI-Hybrid