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Identity Verification Architect
£117,000 - 127,250
HAYS
Triton Street 20, Knutsford
£117,000 - 127,250
Requirements
Must:
- Strong background in IAM, MFA, IDV, and secure authentication flows
- Hands-on experience designing solutions using Microsoft Entra, Verified ID, Azure AD B2C/B2B, or equivalent enterprise identity platforms
- Knowledge of biometric verification platforms, ideally Onfido
- Proven ability to create high-quality architectural documentation
- Experience designing architecture within financial services or other highly regulated environments (desirable)
- Exposure to privacy preserving identity models and decentralised identity (desirable)
- Understanding of DevSecOps, secure CI/CD processes, and API security best practice (desirable)
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end security and IDV architecture for POC, MVP, and production phases
- Define secure user journeys for remote password reset, identity verification, and related authentication flows
- Ensure full alignment with enterprise security standards, compliance requirements, and threat modelling outputs
- Produce comprehensive architectural deliverables, including High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), architecture patterns, data flow diagrams, and integration specifications
- Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams throughout build, test, and implementation
- Validate required security controls, ensuring they are properly implemented and tested
Description
We are looking for an Identity Verification Architect (IDV Architect) for an 8-month contract based in Knutsford, with a hybrid working model (60% office, 40% remote). This role centers around designing a resilient and secure IDV architecture to enhance user trust and safeguard identity verification processes using advanced technologies. As a key player in our team, you will lead architectural definitions and guide our engineering teams to success.
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