SailPoint Engineering Lead

Company: Willis Towers Watson
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this hybrid role in London, you will lead the design, build and operational excellence of SailPoint Identity Governance capabilities while owning the platform roadmap. You will blend hands-on engineering with product ownership, guiding JML automation and policy governance to meet regulatory commitments. You’ll mentor engineers and align senior stakeholders to deliver a trusted IAM service that scales with business needs. This is a chance to shape WTW’s identity platform in a risk-conscious, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • 25 days of annual leave
  • private healthcare
  • pension with company match up to 10%
  • hybrid working
  • volunteer day
  • employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, build and maintenance of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) solutions including connectors, provisioning workflows and access certifications
  • Own and prioritise the SailPoint/IGA backlog and roadmap, balancing risk, compliance deadlines and stakeholder demand
  • Oversee development of Joiner, Mover & Leaver automation integrating HR systems (Oracle HCM) with SailPoint
  • Define and govern SoD policies, role models and access certification campaigns
  • Act as senior technical authority for IAM, covering Identity Governance and Administration
  • Drive solution development with automation, security controls, policies and standards
  • Mentor IAM team members and drive process improvements and documentation
  • Oversee configuration and troubleshooting of SCIM, REST and connectors, hands-on when needed
  • Author/review custom rules, workflows, Beanshell/Java scripts and Python automation
  • Govern access certification cycles, entitlement management and role mining
  • Oversee platform health, provisioning/deprovisioning and audit trail integrity
  • Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming and roadmap reviews
  • Own roadmap status communications for leadership and stakeholders
  • Oversee user lifecycle: onboarding, offboarding and account updates
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations; escalate risks
  • Own audit remediation responses and escalation handling
  • Provide senior input for escalated issues and support tickets

Key requirements

  • Extensive hands-on IAM/IGA engineering experience with SailPoint ISC and/or IIQ
  • Strong understanding of JML, access certification, SoD, and RBAC
  • Experience integrating SailPoint with HR systems, AD/Entra ID and SaaS via SCIM/REST
  • Proficiency in Beanshell/Java for SailPoint rules and Python for automation
  • Knowledge of SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, SCIM
  • Experience with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR or similar compliance mapping
  • Proven backlog management and collaboration with product/agile teams
  • Strong stakeholder communication and ability to translate technical details for business
  • Good project management skills
  • Positive, collaborative team player with analytical problem solving
  • Nice to have SailPoint certifications; experience with Saviynt/Omada/One Identity; familiarity with Jira/Azure DevOps; exposure to Zero Trust and NIST SP 800-53
  • Strong communication
  • Stakeholder management
  • Mentoring and team leadership
  • SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) and/or IdentityIQ (IIQ)
  • SCIM/REST integrations
  • JML lifecycle management

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Posted: September 24th, 2026