Senior Identity Engineer

**About Us** Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response. Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats. Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at [](https://www.sophos.com). **IT at Sophos** is the powerhouse behind world-class business capabilities, applications, infrastructure, and services that bring our company’s vision and strategy to life. Led by a seasoned leadership team with deep expertise in the security industry, and powered by technical contributors recognized as trailblazers in their fields, our department thrives on innovation and agility to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Joining our team means becoming part of a culture that champions creativity and excellence while investing in your growth. We are dedicated to your professional development, offering exciting opportunities to elevate your skills and advance your career. **Role Summary** Corporate Identity is a critical control point for Sophos, underpinning everything our employees do and serving as a foundation for our certification and compliance programs. We are looking for a Senior Identity Engineer to join our team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who manage our modern identity stack, covering everything identity related from Passkeys through to our Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) processes. ### What You Will Do - Contribute, and lead corporate identity projects, from Passkey deployments through to the retirement of legacy technology - Act as an SME in one or more of Microsoft Entra ID, Saviynt, MiServer AD - Onboard applications into Microsoft Entra ID and Saviynt - Support the broader team with identity related projects and expertise - Stay up to date with industry trends in PAM, PIM, and IGA - Work using agile methodologies - Join the identity team out of hours support rota ### What You Will Bring - Hands-on experience and SME knowledge with OIDC, SCIM, OAuth, PAM, and PIM solutions - Experience managing and SME knowledge with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and Microsoft Active Directory - Experience with Saviynt - Understanding of identity governance and compliance controls - **Desirable:** - Terraform experience - Azure/Microsoft Certfications - CI/CD using GitHub