Identity Security Engineer

Aer Lingus

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Dublin, Dublin

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PERMANENT

Updated 09/02/2026

Job Description

Job Summary

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General information

Vacancy Reference number 005407 What we offer

As well as offering you a competitive salary, career advancement opportunities and staff travel benefits (with Aer Lingus and many other international airlines), you will also have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment and to join a team of amazing professionals who are passionate about the aviation industry. To learn more about the exciting benefits and opportunities that await you at Aer Lingus please visit our website.

At Aer Lingus, we embrace diversity and believe in providing equal opportunities to all qualified individuals. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and respectful work environment that values employees unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all candidates who share our passion for aviation. If you have any questions or require any accommodations to support you in your application, please contact us at recruitaerlingus.com.

Vacancy details Role title

Identity Security Engineer

Your role

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Cyber Engineering & Architecture, the Identity Security Engineer will be a core member of the engineering team, responsible for the governance and continuous improvement of the Aer Lingus' identity security posture (which includes privileged access). This hands‑on role supports delivery of identity security standards, secure‑by‑design architectures, identity lifecycle management, access controls and processes.

The role will work closely with cross-functional teams in Cyber, technology and applications, to implement identity controls and process governance, automation for identity lifecycle processes, management and oversight of our identity security posture and the health of underlying identity platforms.

Responsibilities to include:

Support ownership of identity & privileged security policies, standards and architecture patterns across AD, Entra and IGA services.

Implement and maintain identity lifecycle workflows and governance processes (joiners/movers/leavers, access requests, access reviews) leveraging SailPoint.

Support implementation of a privileged access platform, and the development of privileged access controls as part of identity services, including governance and lifecycle processes.

Engineer continuous improvements of identity security controls, PAM and IAM lifecycle processes, enabling self-service and scalable services through automation

Deliver identity posture monitoring, and ongoing improvements of identity security controls.

Provide SME support for identity-related security incidents and investigations, contributing to containment and remediation activities.

Support the building of identity metrics and dashboards, for centralised oversight of identity security controls coverage, effectiveness and risks.

Collaborate with application and platform teams to embed secure-by-design identity patterns (authentication, authorisation, RBAC, least privilege).

Maintain documentation and blueprints for identity security standards and processes, including configuration management of the identity security platforms.

Contribute to cross‑domain security architecture reviews.

Partner with Cyber Defence ensuring appropriate identity telemetry is being monitored.

Support cyber alignment with compliance requirements & regulations.

Provide direction and oversight to third party providers that are supporting and operating identity services and platforms.

Your qualifications and key criteria

Minimum of 10 years' industry experience with at least 5 years in identity management or identity security engineering roles.

Hands‑on experience with Active Directory and/or Entra in an enterprise environment.

Hands‑on experience designing, implementing and governing identity lifecycle and access lifecycle processes using an IGA platform Experience designing & implementing privileged access management controls and processes

Experience working with stakeholders to implement access governance and least privilege controls.

Relevant certifications e.g., Microsoft identity/security, CISSP/CISM/CIAM/CRISC

Strong understanding of IAM principles including zero trust, least privilege, RBAC, access reviews/certifications, segregation of duties concepts and lifecycle governance.

Ability to define secure identity architecture patterns and translate them into practical standards and blueprints.

Ability to implement identity standards and controls consistently and document outcomes.

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for identity and access issues.

Good communication and collaboration skills across technology, cyber and business teams.

Engineering experience with Identity Protection, IAM, and governance e.g. SailPoint, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, MS Defender for Identity, Crowdstrike Identity, SilverFort

Scripting/automation exposure (e.g., PowerShell) to improve identity governance processes.

Experience with identity threat detection concepts and integration with SOC monitoring.

Experience with non‑human identity governance patterns and modern authentication protocols.

Division / Department

Digital & Information - IT Other

Contract type

employee recruitment - permanent

Job location Job location

Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Dublin

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