IT Director & Programme Manager Federated Access Management and Identity Lifecycle Management

IT Director & Programme Manager Federated Access Management and Identity Lifecycle Management Full-time Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies. SUMMARY OF POSITION AND OBJECTIVES: As an IT Director & Programme Manager, you will work to ensure that Eurofins’ unique structure as a network of independent companies is reflected in the management of two important IT System, both of which are a fundamental part of the Identity and Access Management functionalities at Eurofins. You will take responsibility for our Identity Lifecycle Management system, which connects various HR systems, includes workflow management capabilities, and connects with the technical Identity Stores in order to enable employee IT accounts to function smoothly. The second part of the role comprises managing our Federated Access Management System, which connects our shared Applications to the different Identity Providers using the Identity Stores. You will assume end-to-end accountability of these systems, from gathering business requirements and executing development to the operation & support of IT Services. Collaboration with many stakeholders in the organisation is required in this role. POSITION & OBJECTIVES : As IT Director & Programme Manager Federated Access Management and Identity Lifecycle Management, you will play a key role in an important IT Transformation Programme. You will lead the design and deployment of Identity and Access Management technologies, guiding the Eurofins organisation on best practices and standardisation. You will get to drive and shape the future of access management, collaborating with the infrastructure and information security teams and managing access security solutions. Furthermore, you will assess wider implications beyond immediate technical problems and anticipate future problems before they occur. You will also identify the impact of change policy, and act as a point of contact for enquiries around federated access management. You will have the chance to be part of an international setting with high visibility and impact by attending critical meetings with high-level management and leading the discussion on security changes. Success in this role will require a passion for federated access management technologies and an ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the distributed team. Further responsibilities include: Providing operational training and runbooks for Identity Access Management systems. Using your experience in standard operating procedures to perform pre- and postproduction support activities. Are you our kind of extraordinary? We are looking for a candidate with an MSc in Computer Science or a related field and excellent English skills. You should have 8-10 years’ experience in managing IT teams. Other requirements include: Experience in managing effective teams, along with setting goals and targets for team members. Organisational and time-management skills. Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Octa, Ping Federated, or similar technologies. Knowledge of and hands-on experience with deploying Identity Providers at scale. Understanding of different deployment strategies. Hand-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure and best practices around operating Microsoft Azure Tenants. In-depth knowledge of security open standards and benchmarks (OWASP/CIS). Knowledge of Sailpoint IQ and relevant capabilities for managing identities using the Sailpoint platform. Hands-on experience with customisation capabilities of the platform, as well as available audit and compliance features. Knowledge of operational best practices of critical platforms; hands-on knowledge with ITIL Engineering and capability of solving complex Identity problems. Working knowledge on Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies: OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Federation, Single-sign-on (SSO) and usage of proprietary Windows Authentication and Authorisation protocols (Kerberos NTLM).Working knowledge in IT Service Management and respective processes on Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request management. Experience with multi-factor authentication capabilities, including token-based authentication. Able to act as single point of contact for Business owners and easily translate business requirements into technical requirements. Project Management experience; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; stakeholder management. We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development. Weembracediversity! The Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity, being anEqual Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career page:https://careers.eurofins.com/ Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products. In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. #J-18808-Ljbffr