IAM Business Analyst

IAM Business Analyst – Microsoft Entra

Remote – UK Based

6-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Salary: Up to £40,000

Strong potential for a permanent opportunity

Occasional travel to client sites may be required

• Do you have experience working with Identity and Access Management processes?
• Have you been involved in Joiners, Movers and Leavers, access control or identity lifecycle projects?
• Would you like to develop your Microsoft Entra and Identity Governance knowledge within a growing consultancy?

We are recruiting for an IAM Business Analyst to join a growing Microsoft-focused technology consultancy on an initial six-month fixed-term contract.

There is a strong possibility that the role could become permanent as the business continues to grow, although this cannot be guaranteed.

This role will focus on helping clients improve how user access is requested, approved, granted, reviewed and removed.

A key partThis role will focus on helping clients improve how user access is requested, approved, granted, reviewed and removed.

A key part of the position will be reviewing Joiners, Movers and Leavers processes, identifying manual or inefficient ways of working and helping to define opportunities for greater automation through Microsoft Entra.

You may already be working as an IAM Business Analyst, or you could be an IAM Analyst, Identity Analyst or Access Management Analyst with strong process, stakeholder and documentation skills who is ready to take the next step.

You do not need to be a Microsoft Entra engineer. However, you will need a good understanding of IAM principles and enough technical awareness to work confidently with clients, architects and technical consultants.

What You Will Be Doing

You will support IAM projects from discovery and requirements gathering through to testing, implementation and handover.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Running discovery sessions and requirements workshops with clients
• Reviewing existing Joiners, Movers and Leavers processes
• Understanding how access is currently requested, approved, provisioned and removed
• Identifying manual processes, control gaps and opportunities for automation
• Documenting current-state and future-state identity processes
• Gathering and documenting business and functional requirements
• Producing process maps, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Supporting the design of improved access request and approval workflows
• Helping define role-based access controls and access models
• Supporting provisioning and deprovisioning process improvements
• Working with architects and technical consultants to translate requirements into practical solutions
• Supporting access reviews and identity governance activities
• Managing actions, decisions, risks and project documentation
• Supporting User Acceptance Testing
• Presenting findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Helping clients prepare for changes to processes, systems and responsibilities
• Contributing to internal templates and delivery methods

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone with experience in Business Analysis, Identity and Access Management, cyber security or a closely related area.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience gathering and documenting requirements
• An understanding of Identity and Access Management principles
• Knowledge of Joiners, Movers and Leavers processes
• Experience reviewing user access, approval or account-management processes
• An understanding of access control and least privilege
• Experience identifying process improvements or opportunities for automation
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills
• The ability to understand complex processes and explain them clearly
• Experience producing process maps, user stories or acceptance criteria
• Strong written documentation skills
• The confidence to ask detailed questions and challenge existing ways of working
• The ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organisation skills
• The confidence to work independently within a remote environment

Microsoft Identity Knowledge

You do not need to be a Microsoft Entra specialist, but some knowledge or exposure to Microsoft identity technologies would be useful.

This could include:

• Microsoft Entra ID
• Azure Active Directory
• Microsoft Entra ID Governance
• Joiners, Movers and Leavers automation
• Identity lifecycle management
• Lifecycle Workflows
• Provisioning and deprovisioning
• Entitlement Management
• Access Packages
• Access Reviews
• Privileged Identity Management
• Conditional Access
• Multi-Factor Authentication
• Single Sign-On
• Enterprise applications
• Guest access
• Role-Based Access Control
• Active Directory
• Hybrid identity
• Microsoft 365 access and security controls

You do not need experience across all of these areas.

Experience with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart or Azure DevOps would also be useful.

The Person

This is a consultancy environment, so your communication and approach will be just as important as your technical knowledge.

You are likely to be someone who:

• Is naturally curious and comfortable asking detailed questions
• Enjoys turning complicated processes into something clear and structured
• Looks for practical ways to reduce manual work and improve controls
• Can build trust with clients and technical teams
• Is comfortable working through ambiguity
• Takes ownership of documentation and follows actions through
• Understands the importance of security, governance and data protection
• Can adapt their communication depending on the audience
• Is keen to develop further within IAM, Microsoft Entra and Identity Governance

You will work closely with experienced architects and technical consultants, giving you the opportunity to strengthen your identity knowledge while continuing to develop your Business Analysis, stakeholder and consultancy skills.

Although the role is initially offered as a six-month fixed-term contract, there is a strong possibility of it developing into a permanent opportunity as the business continues to grow..