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About the Role

The Lead Platform Engineer in the IAM team is responsible for enterprise-wide identity and access management across Microsoft and Okta platforms. This role partners closely with teams across the organization, requiring a proactive, innovative mindset. Operating within an Agile environment, the team adapts to evolving business needs and focuses on delivering high-quality, customer-centric outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of IAM Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define engineering standards, best practices, and technical direction across the IAM platform.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design discussions, and coaching.
• Drive project planning, prioritisation, and team capacity planning to ensure successful delivery.
• Contribute to the long-term IAM strategy and technology roadmap.
• Design, build, and evolve enterprise Identity and Access Management solutions using Okta and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Engineer and automate Joiner, Mover, Leaver (JML) lifecycle processes using Okta Workflows.
• Design and implement secure Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and identity governance solutions.
• Integrate enterprise applications using SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SCIM, and other modern authentication standards.
• Engineer and maintain hybrid identity services across Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Develop PowerShell automation to improve provisioning, administration, and operational efficiency.
• Own the health, scalability, resilience, and security of the enterprise identity platform.
• Lead the planning, design, and implementation of IAM projects and platform enhancements.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and engineering standards.
• Provide technical guidance during major incidents and act as the escalation point for complex identity-related issues.
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams to deliver secure identity solutions.
• Evaluate emerging identity technologies and recommend improvements that enhance security, automation, and user experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in an enterprise technology environment.
• Strong hands-on experience engineering enterprise Identity and Access Management solutions.
• 3+ years' experience with Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) and Lifecycle Management.
• 3+ years' experience with Okta Identity Governance (OIG).
• 3+ years' experience designing and building solutions using Okta Workflows.
• 5+ years' experience working with Active Directory in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory Group Policy and hybrid identity architectures.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory).
• Experience with Azure Application Proxy or similar application proxy technologies.
• Strong PowerShell scripting skills with a focus on automation.
• Experience with Microsoft Certificate Services.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives while remaining hands-on with engineering work.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving environment.

Skills

• Okta Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Okta Lifecycle Management
• Okta Identity Governance (OIG)
• Okta Workflows
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)
• Azure Application Proxy
• PowerShell scripting
• Microsoft Certificate Services
• SAML
• OAuth
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• SCIM
• ServiceNow
• Splunk

Location

• Remote
• Hybrid

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Lead
• 3+ years' experience with Okta
• 3+ years' experience with Okta Identity Governance
• 3+ years' experience with Okta Workflows
• 5+ years' experience with Active Directory

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

Salary/Compensations

• GBP 59.400,00-82.866,66
• Bonus Target: 12,5% Annual

Benefits

• A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change.

About the Company

• Morningstar Inc. Legal Entity
• Morningstar is strongly committed to creating and preserving equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.

Equal Opportunity

• Morningstar is strongly committed to creating and preserving equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.
• We make all employment decisions—including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and other personnel matters—without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, gender identity and expression, parental status, or other legally protected characteristics or conduct.
• Morningstar is an E-Verify program participant.
• Right to Work