IDAM Administrator (5 positions available)

IDAM Administrator

About The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester has a rich heritage of discovery, social change and a pioneering spirit, which has been at the heart of what we do since 1824. When you join our University, you become part of a truly diverse and global community of staff, students and alumni all focused on ensuring that we are recognised for the excellence of our people, research, learning and innovation, and for the benefits we bring to society.

The University is a world-leading research and teaching institution with a wide range of IT systems and platforms serving more than 75,000 stakeholders worldwide.

About the role

The Identity and Access (IDAM) Administrator is a new role and will be part of a wider team that looks after information security and identity and access management for the University. As we are looking to expand Tier 1 support within the team, we are recruiting to 5 new IDAM Administrator posts. The Identity and Access Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day management of user identities, access privileges and provisioning processes. They handle user onboarding, modifications and offboarding, ensuring timely and accurate access provisioning and deprovisioning based on UoM policies and procedures. In addition, IDAM Administrator will revoke access to system where there is no user activity/logon. The IDAM Administrator will also contribute to the development and maintenance of IDAM documentation, procedures and knowledge bases.

The person

You’ll have experience of working in a team that administers and manages an Active Directory environment and have an awareness of the identity and access lifecycle. You’ll possess a good understanding of JML process and role-based access control. You should be knowledgeable about identity and access management tooling and have prior experience of using an ITSM tool (preferably ServiceNow) to manage tickets and workflows. You should also have a basic understanding of connection technologies (e.g. SSH and RDP) and networking.

What can you expect in return  Our diverse job opportunities all include a top benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector: 

· Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure and Bank Holidays 

· Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family 

· Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities 

· Learning and development opportunities 

· Season ticket loans for public transport 

· Cycle to Work Scheme 

· Workplace nursery scheme 

· Staff recognition schemes 

· Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings. 

  In fact, there are so many benefits available you can see more of them here Benefits of working here | The University of Manchester. 

The closing date for applications is 5 February 2024.   

Hays Technology is acting as an employment advisor to The University of Manchester.  

Applications should consist of: 

· An up-to-date CV 

· A covering letter, detailing why you feel you are a suitable candidate for the post, your motivations for applying and why you want to work for the University of Manchester 

· All candidates applying will need to complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. This will assist us in monitoring selection decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being achieved. Information collated from the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential. 

Completed applications should be submitted through the Hays recruitment microsite: https://microcontrib.hays.com/web/manchester-university/

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. As Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates are currently under-represented at this level at the University, we would particularly welcome applications from individuals in minority ethnic groups. All appointments will be made on merit.   

The University is positive about hybrid and flexible working. Blended working arrangements may be considered.