Job Title: Senior Engineer - Identity

Contract: 6 months (extension possible)
Location: London (Hybrid - 1 day onsite, 4 days remote)

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to deliver across key Identity-focused workstreams within a modern, distributed engineering environment. You will bring a strong backend engineering foundation alongside hands‑on delivery capability, operating across multiple services and components.

This role requires someone who takes ownership, drives progress proactively, and contributes to both new development and continuous improvement. You will work within a structured delivery framework while maintaining a strong focus on product impact, security, and customer outcomes.

As identity systems increasingly interact with automated and AI‑enabled workflows, we value engineers who stay aware of emerging security considerations within these modern environments.

Core Technical Skills

Skills

Strong backend engineering with Java and/or Kotlin
Experience with Micronaut or Spring Boot
Proven capability building and supporting distributed systems
Familiarity with React / Next.js for UI-level integration
AWS and/or Azure cloud experience
Awareness of emerging security considerations in modern systems, including those introduced by AI‑integrated or automated workflows

Experience

Identity & Access Management standards such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML
Microsoft Azure services (application deployment, integration, identity management)
Observability, monitoring, and distributed tracing (Dynatrace experience advantageous)
Working knowledge of contemporary security threats, including:
Token misuse or mis‑scoped permissions
Risks introduced by automated systems or AI-driven agents calling identity-protected services
Prompt‑driven behaviour that may influence authentication or authorisation flows

Key Responsibilities

Deliver effectively across multiple Identity-focused engineering streams
Work hands-on across several software components, owning and solving complex engineering challenges
Improve, stabilise, and remediate existing systems as needed
Operate within a structured engineering delivery process, ensuring high-quality outcomes
Proactively drive work forward, removing blockers and maintaining momentum
Ensure technical solutions align with product objectives, security posture, and customer impact
Apply modern security thinking-including awareness of risks emerging from automated or AI‑enabled systems-to maintain strong identity protection

What Success Looks Like

You operate with autonomy and clarity, consistently progressing workstreams
You demonstrate strong engineering fundamentals across cloud, identity, and distributed systems
You identify and mitigate modern security risks, including those introduced by AI-assisted automation
You contribute clean, maintainable code and thoughtful architectural input
You collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, robust identity services