Systems Administrator - Identity Specialist

From £56,115 with benefits, subject to skills and experience.

Systems Administrator – Identity Specialist

Mohammed Bulbulia

22/Oct/ GMT

Job Title: Systems Administrator – Identity Specialist

Working pattern :
This is a fulltime, permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 4 days in the office reduced to 3 after 6 months.

Salary: Circa £56,115 with benefits, subject to skills and experience

Final date to receive applications: 22nd of October 2026

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.

The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher.

This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.

We are recruiting for an exceptional Systems Administrator - Identity Specialist to play a pivotal role within our Infrastructure and Cloud Platforms team.

The Infrastructure and Cloud Platforms team are responsible for a range of IT infrastructure service areas, including:

• Identity Management and Authentication Services
• Technical execution of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)
• Virtualisation and Server Platform Services
• Cloud Platform Services
• Storage, Backup and Archiving Services

Your role within this team will be to lead the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of key identity and access management services, influencing technical roadmaps, driving implementation projects, and ensuring operational excellence across a complex technology landscape. Under the direction of the Infrastructure manager, you will additionally matrix manage internal team members and cross-functional personnel on specific tasks and projects.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and technically skilled professional with expertise in identity management, authentication, and cloud-based technologies to take ownership of critical services that enable thousands of users to work securely and effectively.

If you are passionate about modern IAM solutions, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want a role that combines technical leadership, strategic influence, and meaningful organisational impact, this is a unique opportunity to advance your career in a dynamic and highly collaborative environment.

You will:

• Manage key identity services within the infrastructure and cloud platforms team, providing a strategic roadmap to maintain, enhance, and monitor services.
• Manage and execute technical data privacy requests (DSARs) received from the Information Governance Manager and DPO.
• Liaise with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to implement and manage security improvements across infrastructure services.
• Oversee the effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, security, and maintenance of central infrastructure components and specialized…