For a leading educational and research organization, you will take ownership of the full Identity & Access Management lifecycle, ensuring secure, reliable and compliant access across a complex digital environment. You divide your time between operational excellence (RUN), technical integration work, and functional enhancements that strengthen the IAM platform.
Project Delivery (30%)
* Design, test, document and deliver new IAM features and process improvements.
* Contribute to the evolution of IAM workflows, provisioning logic and governance rules.
* Improve onboarding procedures, user lifecycle processes and support playbooks.
Operational Engineering (70%)
* Administer, maintain and optimise the IAM platform (
MidPoint
) and surrounding components.
* Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolve complex authentication, authorization and provisioning issues.
* Manage application onboarding and integrations: mapping roles, configuring access rules and implementing provisioning flows.
* Ensure the quality, consistency and compliance of IAM configurations.
* Support teams during testing cycles and production deployments.
Cross-functional Activities
* Write functional and technical specifications for IAM evolutions.
* Develop or adjust automation scripts (Groovy, Java, GitLab pipelines) to streamline recurring tasks.
* Maintain clear documentation and operational traceability.
* Strengthen continuous improvement across the platform: duplicate accounts, workflow optimisation, automation of integrations, etc.
What are we looking for?
Deep experience in
Identity & Access Management
in complex environments.
Experience working in an academic or research institution.
A Master's degree in Information Security or Computer Science.
10+ years of experience in security engineering.
Familiarity with IAM automation frameworks and large-scale identity ecosystems.
Strong hands-on expertise with:
* MidPoint IAM
* SAML
,
OIDC
,
Shibboleth
,
CAS
,
LDAP
* SQL / PostgreSQL
,
XML
,
Groovy
,
Java
* GitLab
pipelines and versioning
Ability to model IAM workflows using
BPMN
.
Strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving capabilities.
Proven experience managing application onboarding and IAM integrations end-to-end.
Excellent communication skills in
French
and professional proficiency in
English
.
What do we offer?
Location: Brussels — hybrid (4 days on site / 1 day remote)
Work model: Full-time
Contract: Freelance or Permanent
Start date: 2 January 2026
End date: 31 December 2026