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Do you want to design the foundation for tomorrow's identity and access management?

Umeå Municipality's digital infrastructure manages identities and access for approximately 38,000 users – from students to preschool teachers and system administrators. This is a responsibility that requires the right architecture, robust security, and the right people.

We are now looking for two specialists for the IAM team within Digital Transformation and IT. Here, you will play a key role in shaping the municipality's future identity and access management.

About the role and our environment

We are a team with high ambitions and significant autonomy – behind every login and permission for the municipality's users lies an infrastructure that we own, operate, and develop. The environment encompasses over 300 connected systems. Our identity lifecycle is currently built on a central IDM solution that manages identity flows and attribute management in Active Directory, Entra ID, and Google Workspace, supplemented by federated login solutions such as ADFS, SITHS, BankID, and Freja eID.

To meet the strict requirements set by GDPR, NIS2, and the Cyber Security Act, we are currently driving extensive development work on a new, modern IAM IDM/IGA platform. This platform will secure our lifecycle management and be complemented by stronger functions for access management, role modeling, and attestation flows.

The IAM architecture also includes the development of a future business-oriented access hub for managers and an open-source based IdProxy for shared login management.

What we are looking for

We are looking for you who want to help design, secure, and build what we will have tomorrow, as well as refine what we have today. To succeed in this, you need to have:

• Upper secondary education
• Several years of experience working with identities, permissions, and secure access (Identity & Access Management (IAM))
• Fluent Swedish skills (written and spoken) and good English skills

You do not need to have worked with the exact products we use today, but you must have the technical or functional breadth required to drive our environment forward.

We consider it a strong merit if you have practical experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Identity lifecycle and provisioning: Experience working in IDM platforms such as OpenText, SailPoint, or Saviynt.
• Identity Governance & Administration (IGA): Experience with role modeling, group management, attestation flows, and control mechanisms for access auditing and segregation of duties.
• Federation and authentication: Work with authentication solutions, SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth2, as well as the implementation of MFA and e-identification.
• Identity security and compliance: Knowledge of how IAM controls map to regulatory requirements, risk-based access, or the protection of administrative accounts (PAM).

Having post-secondary education in IT is also considered a merit.

Three things are crucial for you to thrive and succeed with us:

• You actively contribute to the team developing new solutions where the principle of least privilege and traceability are second nature.
• You discuss without hierarchy. You can challenge existing choices and weigh technical alternatives without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem. We value your ability to see when standards (e.g., SCIM, OIDC) should be prioritized over custom development for long-term sustainability.
• You communicate with the business. A large part of the work involves translating complex technical security decisions into understandable benefits for system owners and departments lacking technical background. You bridge this gap effortlessly together with the IAM team.

What we offer

We offer a secure environment where you receive support and opportunities for development. In our teams, you get the chance to grow and build your competence.

Welcome with your application! We look forward to learning more about you and how you wish to grow with us.

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 vital employees. Our organization is divided into nine departments, and together we work to ensure Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Working with us, you will contribute to socially important tasks that help keep Umeå safe, secure, and enjoyable.

Umeå is the largest city in northern Sweden with a rich offering of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer life even outside of work. Here you can read about what it is like to live and work in Umeå: Move to Umeå Municipality

We are growing, and therefore we might be looking for you? Want more? We offer fair conditions, good benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important for everyone who lives and works here. We look forward to hearing from you.