Machine Identity Lead

Machine Identity Lead – FTSE
100 Financial Services

I’m supporting a leading FTSE
100 financial services organisation as they build out a best-in-class Machine Identity capability.

This is an opportunity to shape and lead a strategic function at the heart of the business, helping transform how identity is managed as the organisation accelerates into AI adoption, Post-Quantum Readiness, Secrets Management, and PKI.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong technical background who now enjoys building and leading teams, influencing strategy, and driving large-scale change.

• Designing and leading a Machine Identity capability
• Secrets management and PKI at enterprise scale
• Supporting AI workloads and future-proofing for post-quantum cryptography
• Working closely with engineering, security, and architecture teams

• Technical experience with Machine Identity, Secrets, PKI, or Cryptography
• Exposure to tools such as Hashi Corp Vault (or similar platforms)
• A background in engineering, security, or platform teams
• Someone who enjoys leadership and building high‑performing teams

• Location :
  Largely remote (2 days onsite per month)
• Offices :
  Multiple locations across the UK
• Salary / Package : £90,000 – £110,000 base + Bonus up to 20%
• Package :
  Strong additional benefits

If you’re passionate about the future of machine identity and want to play a key role in shaping it at scale, I’d love to speak with you.  to  and APPLY NOW