Platform Owner: Identity Governance & Administration

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About the Position

London | Southampton

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

At Kingfisher, we're building secure, modern and scalable technology that helps colleagues work effectively and supports better experiences across our business. As Platform Owner, you’ll provide technical leadership and ownership of Kingfisher’s Identity Governance & Administration capability, taking accountability for contributing to the strategy and roadmap and leading the operation and delivery of Identity Governance & Administration services. You’ll guide the development and modernisation of Microsoft Identity Manager and support the transition to Kingfisher’s future Identity Governance platform.

This role could be based out of our Kingfisher Head Office in Paddington or our B&Q Head Office just outside Southampton, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office and travel between sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical roadmap for Identity Governance & Administration services, working closely with Identity Design and Architecture.
• Lead engineering delivery for the Identity Governance platform, including complex technical escalations and the implementation of agreed architectural direction.
• Guide the continued development and operational health of Microsoft Identity Manager, including synchronisation services, workflows, rules extensions, provisioning and identity integrations.
• Support the future replacement of Microsoft Identity Manager by turning architectural direction and business requirements into practical migration plans and engineering deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership across identity lifecycle management, Joiners, Movers and Leavers, access governance, access reviews, role-based access control and entitlement management.
• Improve the platform through automation, simplification, standardisation and technical debt reduction, while maintaining its security, resilience, performance, availability and operational health.
• Prioritise engineering work and support colleagues, suppliers and managed service partners, balancing operational demand, technical risk, roadmap delivery and platform lifecycle needs.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience of Identity Governance & Administration platforms and services, including identity lifecycle management, provisioning, deprovisioning, access governance, role-based access control and entitlement management.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Identity Manager, including synchronisation services, management agents, metaverse design, attribute flows, workflows, rules extensions and identity integrations.
• Experience shaping technical roadmaps and leading platform improvement, modernisation, migration or replacement work.
• Technical knowledge of PowerShell, APIs, workflows, connectors, automation and Microsoft Identity Manager-related development.
• Experience providing technical leadership across engineers, suppliers and managed service partners, supported by clear communication, thoughtful prioritisation and effective stakeholder management.

We Offer

An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.

Rewards & Benefits

• Private Health Care
  • Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).
• Kingfisher Pension Scheme
  • Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.
• 25 Days' Holiday
  • 25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).
• Staff Discount
  • 20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.
• Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
  • Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.
• Life Assurance
  • x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.
• Bonus
  • Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.
• Kingfisher Share Save
  • Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

About the Company

At Kingfisher, being all-in means contributing fully to our ambitions, supporting one another, and helping create a culture where we succeed together.

We are open

Continuously curious. Listen to understand. Always improving.

We are brave

Aim high. Act with courage. Move with pace.

We win together

Lead with customer. Commit to deliver. Help each other win.

Application Process

What to expect from our application process...

1. Step 1: Application
   • Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
2. Step 2: Review
   • A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application and let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.
3. Step 3: Interview 1
   • You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.
4. Step 4: Interview 2
   • As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.
5. Step 5: Feedback
   • Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

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London | Southampton

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