Job Description

Identity Consultant

Salary: Up to £75,000
Location: Remote (UK-based) with occasional travel to Central London

CPS Group are looking for an experienced Identity Consultant to join a growing Professional Services team delivering modern identity and access management solutions for enterprise clients. This is a delivery-focused, hands-on role centred around Microsoft Entra Identity Governance (IGA), lifecycle automation, and API-driven provisioning.

You will work closely with clients to design, build, and integrate secure identity solutions across hybrid and cloud environments, helping organisations improve governance, reduce operational risk, and streamline identity processes.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex identity challenges, leading technical implementations, and working directly with customers in a consultative capacity.

Key Responsibilities

Microsoft Entra IGA Delivery

• Lead the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Entra Identity Governance solutions, including:
  • Lifecycle Workflows
  • Entitlement Management
  • Access Reviews
  • Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
  • Entra ID Provisioning API
• Design and implement Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes.
• Model access policies aligned to business and audit requirements.

Provisioning & Integration

• Deliver automated provisioning solutions for cloud and on-premises systems using:
  • Microsoft Graph API
  • SCIM provisioning
  • HR-driven provisioning platforms such as Workday or SAP
• Build and maintain identity workflows using Logic Apps, Power Automate, and related technologies.
• Develop custom provisioning connectors where native integrations are unavailable.
• Integrate Microsoft Entra with platforms such as ServiceNow, SuccessFactors, and legacy directories.

Client Delivery

• Deliver identity projects from discovery and design through to implementation, testing, and go-live.
• Facilitate client workshops and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot governance and provisioning issues in complex hybrid environments.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra Identity Governance, including:
  • Lifecycle Workflows
  • Entitlement Management
  • Access Reviews
  • PIM
• Experience implementing automated provisioning using:
  • Microsoft Entra Provisioning Service
  • SCIM and Graph API integrations
  • Workday, SAP, or other HRIS platforms
• Experience building or managing custom provisioning connectors.
• Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management and JML processes.
• Experience with Logic Apps, Power Automate, or equivalent workflow automation tools.
• Scripting experience using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph.
• Excellent communication and client-facing consultancy skills.

Desirable

• Microsoft certifications such as SC-300, SC-100, or AZ-104.
• Experience integrating with ServiceNow or legacy identity platforms.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Exposure to Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) environments.

Contact: Zach Bennett - CPS Group