Identity Core Engineer (Microsoft)

Contract Type: Perm 6 months FTC

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Workplace: White City, London or Manchester. Expectation is minimum 2 days in the office per week

Closing Date: 12th August 2025

The role / tea

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ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK. Behind every famous face, there are hundreds of others, all doing their bit to make things happen. We love telly, we’re passionate about content and most importantly we understand our audiences. As a growing international company, we’re commercially minded and have a global focus. We’re all about pushing the boundaries and being innovativ

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Workplace Technology is a pivotal department within ITV, they provide us with all the tools to do our jobs efficiently and successfully. The department is forever innovating to ensure that ITV employees have the best systems and tools available. We are seeking an experienced Engineer to join this innovative te

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The role will require you to work collaboratively with other Workplace Technology teams and the Head of Workplace Technology to promote core technologies, share learnings and support the delivery of the Workplace Technology strategy and roadmap it

ems.
Responsibilit

• ies:
  Administration and maintenance of the Identity services including Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft En
• tra IDAssist the identification, analysis, and resolution of system design weak
• nessesTroubleshoot and manage the resolution of issues related to identities, systems, access, accounts, authentication, authorization, entitlements, and permi
• ssionsTroubleshoot, support and resolve system incidents, problems and changes, as re
• quiredDetermine and recommend the most appropriate response to complex problems, issues and/or defects by assessing impact and prioriti
• sationEnsure the maintenance, patching, operating, and monitoring of IAM systems are in place and com
• pletedWork closely with operational teams, Cyber Security and Application Owners on both operational management and roadmap development of all Identity se
• rvicesProvide technical expertise and works with the business to drive process improvements through auto
• mationIdentification of strategic opportunities for improvement and optimisation of Identity Management based on industry trends, best practices and business
• needsCreate and maintain comprehensive documentation for AD configurations, processes, and proce
• dures.Participate in projects related to Microsoft upgrades, migrations, consolidations, and new technology implement

ations
Key cr

• iteria:
  Bachelor degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline or demonstrable experience in 2nd line Active Directory
• supportMicrosoft Active Directory Certification (r
• equired)Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD Certification (de
• sirable)CyberArk Qualifications (de
• sirable)Okta Certification (any level de

sirable)
Other things we’re looking for (key c

• riteria):
  Experience with Active Directory and associated components, including, but not li

mited to:-- Secur

ity Groups- Group Poli

cy Ob

jects-

DNS- DHCP- Trusts and f

• ederationsExperience with Entra ID
• (Azure AD)Understanding of SSL Certificates and their pe
• rmutations
• PowerShellAwareness of Active Directory best security
• practicesPrivileged Access Management experience is

desirable
Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if