Senior IAM Engineer

About Allica Bank Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company - and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech. Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers. Department Description Technology sits at the centre of Allica. We design and build the platforms that power the bank, working closely with every part of the business to deliver real impact for customers. Our teams move quickly, focus on outcomes, and take ownership from concept through to delivery. We solve complex problems, modernise processes, and enable the business to scale with confidence. What makes us different is the level of influence and autonomy engineers have. We work without the weight of legacy systems, which means we can focus on building for the future. Everyone contributes ideas and helps shape how we operate, and roles evolve as the organisation grows. This is a place for people who want to have a tangible impact and do their best work in a modern, collaborative environment. Role Description - The Senior IAM Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating identity and access management solutions that support both internal users and customer-facing platforms. - This role combines deep IAM expertise with a strong engineering mindset. You will work across IAM infrastructure, authentication platforms, and supporting services to build secure, scalable, and reliable identity solutions. The role requires hands-on engineering capability combined with platform ownership, ensuring IAM services are secure, reliable, and continuously improved through automation and DevOps practices. - You will work closely with Engineering, Platform, and Information Security teams to integrate IAM capabilities into new and existing systems. This includes enabling modern authentication and authorisation patterns and ensuring IAM platforms are deployed and operated according to DevOps and cloud best practices. - The role has broad technical scope. As well as building and improving IAM capabilities, you will help support and evolve the IAM platform itself, working with modern cloud infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines. - Demonstrate responsible and effective use of GenAI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to improve engineering productivity and quality. - Success in this role is measured by the reliability and security of IAM services, the quality of integrations with engineering teams, and the ability to continuously improve identity capabilities that support the bank’s growth. Principal Accountabilities IAM Platform Engineering - Design, implement, and maintain secure IAM solutions supporting both Customer IAM and Workforce IAM. - Configure and operate IAM platforms within the Ping Identity suite, particularly PingDirectory and PingFederate. - Develop and maintain authentication and authorisation integrations across internal systems and customer-facing platforms. - Ensure IAM solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with modern engineering practices. - Ensure IAM services meet high availability, resilience, and security standards required for critical banking systems. Identity Architecture & Integration - Work with engineering teams to integrate IAM capabilities into applications and services. - Implement and support modern authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect. - Contribute to identity architecture decisions and ensure solutions align with security, compliance, and platform stan