Solution Architect - Customer Identity & Access (CIPM)

Job Title: Solution Architect – Customer Identity & Access (CIPM)

Duration: Initial 12 month contract

Workload: Full time hours

Setup: Day rate contract inside IR35

Location: London (Hybrid)

Overview:

We are looking for a hands‑on Solution Architect who deeply understands large‑scale customer identity platforms. Someone who can design and govern CIPM/CIAM architectures, ensure secure customer authentication using OAuth2/OIDC, and handle privacy, consent and regulatory compliance for tens of millions of users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a senior individual contributor delivering solution architecture, consultancy and design assurance across complex identity programmes.
• Design and govern Customer Identity Profile Management (CIPM) solutions aligned with enterprise standards and reference architectures.
• Translate architecture standards and guidelines into practical, scalable solutions and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Provide architectural leadership for customer authentication and identity platforms operating at large scale.
• Apply enterprise architecture tools and methodologies to create, manage and reuse architecture artefacts.
• Engage senior business and IT stakeholders, influencing decisions at leadership level.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps across cloud, integration, security and identity domains.
• Support and mentor other architects and technical professionals as required.

Must‑Have Skills:

• Strong CIPM / CIAM architecture experience
• OAuth2 / OpenID Connect standards
• Customer authentication and identity solutions at scale
• Customer privacy, data protection and regulatory compliance
• Enterprise solution architecture experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Nice‑to‑Have:

• Experience with large B2C/B2B identity platforms
• Exposure to cloud and integration reference architectures
• Previous work in regulated or enterprise environments