Temporary Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer

Ready to launch your career with Europe's meteorological satellite agency? At EUMETSAT, we are not just monitoring the weather and climate from space—we are shaping the future of weather and climate science, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Be part of a dynamic team where your efforts contribute to a greater purpose. As a Temporary Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer, within the IT and Data Infrastructures Division (I2D), you'll have the opportunity to work on EUMETSAT's generic Information Technology (IT) and data infrastructure to satisfy needs of operational missions, future programmes and corporate IT.

This is temporary role, NOT a staff role. The successful candidate would be employed through a temp agency for the duration of the contract. Agency employment conditions will apply. The target start date is as soon as possible until end of December 2026 (extension may be possible).

Applicants will need to have the right to work in Germany. Visa or work permit support will not be provided by EUMETSAT.

DUTIES:

• Support the end‑to‑end implementation and rollout of an Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform across the organisation;
• Enhance the integration of the IGA platform with Entra and drive application onboarding and improvements;
• Support the end to end implementation and rollout of an Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform across the organisation;
• Enhance the integration of the IGA platform with Entra and drive application onboarding and improvements.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

In-depth knowledge and proven experience of:

• Hands-on engineering, implementation, operation, and maintenance of Identity Governance and Administration Solutions. This should include active participation in roll-out and routine operations, preferably in 24/7 high-availability environments;
• Knowledge of directory, federation, and protocols: e.g. AD/Entra ID, LDAP; OIDC/OAuth2, group/entitlement modelling and birthright access patterns;
• Knowledge of access governance design (RBAC/ABAC): Role/entitlement taxonomy, business-friendly request/approval flows and certification campaign design;
• Knowledge of scripting and automation: GitLab CI/CD and test automation;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills;
• Comfortable saying "no", challenging assumptions respectfully, pushing for decisions and ensuring actions are completed;
• Excellent time management and demonstrated ability to work efficiently under pressure.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Full secondary education + practical / vocational qualifications relating to role.

LANGUAGES:

• Candidates must be able to work effectively in English.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.

More about us

EUMETSAT's role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.