IAM Engineer

Starling is the UK’s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. Read more about Our Story here.

We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

Our technologists are at the very heart of Starling and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is all about building things, creating new stuff, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech. We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions regardless of what your primary responsibilities may be, innovation and collaboration will be at the core of everything you do. Help is never far away in our open culture, you will find support in your team and from across the business, we are in this together!

The way to thrive and shine within Starling is to be a self-driven individual and be able to take full ownership of everything around you: From building things, designing, discovering, to sharing knowledge with your colleagues and making sure all processes are efficient and productive to deliver the best possible results for our customers. Our purpose is underpinned by five Starling values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

Hybrid Working

We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person.

About the Role

As an IAM Engineer you will be designing and implementing identity solutions across a variety of SaaS and bespoke identity tooling. You will enable and continuously improve the automation of processes within the wider identity and access management team and act as a liaison to the wider business, providing SME knowledge on identity and access management solutions.

No one day is the same as any other. On any given day you might be: 

• writing code for new and existing projects;
• building IGA platform integrations;
• writing infrastructure code via Terraform;
• reviewing PRs raised by engineers both within the team and outside;
• architecting IAM solutions;
• improving the configuration of our third-party IGA and SSO platforms;
• providing technical advice to the IAM analyst team and the wider business.

Requirements

We’re open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications.

Essential

• Experience of software development (e.g. Go, Python)
• Understanding of infrastructure components such as containers, proxies/load balancers and networking
• A genuine enthusiasm for identifying security problems and building solutions to them
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering a software project through the full software development lifecycle from design to deployment
• Understanding of identity concepts, including authentication protocols, Identity Lifecycle Management, Privileged Access Management, Role Based Access Control and Identity Governance
• Experience with automation and developer tooling (CI/CD) 
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform
• Experience of design and delivery related to an Identity Management System, e.g. Okta, Entra ID, Ping, etc.

Interview process

Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:

• First stage with the IAM Team Lead
• Short take home test (not timed or deadlined)
• Second stage with additional members of the IAM team
• Final stage with Infosec Director and CISO

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

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