Identity Manager

Overview

In this global leadership role within Computacenter’s Cyber Operations, you will shape and deliver a worldwide Identity and Access Management strategy that enables secure, scalable access for employees, customers, partners and third parties. You will lead a distributed team, drive automation and modern identity security, and safeguard the organisation against identity-related threats while supporting business growth. You’ll oversee lifecycle management, governance and privileged access, and act as a trusted SME across senior stakeholders. This is an opportunity to influence Computacenter’s identity strategy and scale secure access at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a global identity management strategy aligned to business objectives and risk appetite
• Lead a globally distributed team, driving performance, engagement, and continuous improvement
• Champion automation, scalability, and modern identity security approaches
• Oversee identity lifecycle management (Joiners, Movers, Leavers) with timely provisioning/de-provisioning
• Implement and maintain identity governance controls aligned to policy
• Monitor authentication behaviour to support threat detection and response
• Manage workload identities including non-user accounts and credential rotation
• Own privileged identity management processes and secure admin access
• Drive reporting, analytics, and insights on identity-related risks, issues, and performance
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Cyber Operations, GRC, OCIO, and platform teams
• Act as trusted SME and escalation point for identity management across the business
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Computacenter’s identity strategy

Key requirements

• Strong knowledge of IAM platforms such as Entra ID and Active Directory
• Experience across identity lifecycle management, governance, and privileged access
• Understanding of modern authentication methods and identity threat landscape
• Extensive cybersecurity experience with a focus on identity management
• Proven leadership experience managing global teams and security programmes
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or Microsoft security (AZ-500, SC-300)
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at multiple levels
• Experience developing policies, processes, and best practices
• Commercial awareness and experience in complex environments
• Ability to obtain (or hold) SC Clearance

• Stakeholder management
• Influence across multiple levels
• Leadership of global teams
• Entra ID
• Active Directory
• Identity lifecycle management

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