Lead Identity Architect

What will your day look like?

The role is accountable for:

• Define target-state architectures, principles, standards and reference patterns to establish architecture guard rails for identity solutions
• Own and maintain the identity architecture roadmap, aligning to enterprise strategy, risk posture, and major programs
• Drive adoption of modern identity principles such as Zero Trust, zero standing privilege (ZSP), and strong authentication
• Partner closely with security, platform, and product teams to embed identity capabilities into all technology solutions
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance to squads, enabling safe, scalable, and reusable implementations
• Evaluate technologies and vendors, shaping strategic investment decisions and rationalising the identity landscape
• Ensure identity services are designed for high assurance, auditability, and operational resilience
• Completing Architecture Assessments with Architecture Decisions to address business needs / problems, while considering strategic enterprise alignment
• Creation of Architecture Overview (High Level Design with Architecture Visualisation) to outline the technology solution to solve the business needs / problems
• Socialise and obtain approvals for architecture solutions from the relevant governance forums and stakeholders
• Develop and maintain the architecture book of work for identity and participate in Tribe Planning for solution delivery
• Provide consulting services to business and technology stakeholders