Identity & Access Administrator

Package Description

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can access low‑cost leasing of electric and low‑emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes

Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.

Job Introduction

We’re recruiting an Identity and Access Administrator to join our ICT team at Milton Keynes City Council.

You’ll be part of a dedicated team focused on protecting our systems, data and colleagues by ensuring secure and reliable access across the organisation. You’ll play a key role in managing how colleagues access systems, helping us keep services safe and resilient for our communities.

The ICT service supports every part of the council, and your work will directly enable colleagues to deliver vital services to residents every day. You’ll help strengthen our security approach by making sure the right people have the right access at the right time.

This is a rewarding role where your expertise helps protect sensitive information and supports the smooth running of council services.

This role may be suitable for home working, following an assessment. Home‑based roles require a minimum of one day per week working from the office or site.

We’re recruiting into a number of ICT roles into our expanding team at Milton Keynes City Council. This is an opportunity to join our team, where your skills can make a real and lasting impact on the Council and the services we deliver.

Our teams keep critical systems running, protect data and design the digital tools our colleagues rely on every day.

We’re looking for talented professionals across a range of technical areas, including infrastructure, cyber security, identity and access, endpoint engineering and digital service design.

Whether you’re securing systems, managing devices, or improving digital services, your work will have a direct impact on how we deliver for our communities. Ready to help us continue to make a real difference as Milton Keynes continues to grow and evolve, apply now.

Want to view more about the team and other roles available?

Head to our dedicated page to explore the roles

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Want to discuss a role with a member of the team?

Contact Elvis Kimathi via Elvis.Kimathi@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Interviews Dates will depend on the position

Role Responsibilities

• Manage the full identity lifecycle using Microsoft Entra ID, including user access, group membership and permissions.
• Design, maintain and review conditional access and security policies to protect council systems.
• Administer Microsoft Intune to support secure and compliant devices across the organisation.
• Monitor and respond to security alerts, working with colleagues to investigate and resolve incidents.
• Configure data protection controls to ensure sensitive information is shared safely and appropriately.
• Produce clear reports and recommendations to help improve the council’s security posture.

Ideal Candidate

• You bring experience in identity and access management, with a strong understanding of how to manage user access securely.
• Your ability to work with Microsoft security tools helps you support and protect systems effectively.
• Experience in monitoring and responding to security risks allows you to act quickly and confidently when needed.
• A strong understanding of data protection and compliance helps you safeguard sensitive information.
• Confidence when working with colleagues enables you to explain technical issues in a clear and supportive way.
• Proven skills in problem solving help you investigate issues and identify practical solutions.
• An approach that demonstrates our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative in everything you do.
• A commitment to learning and adapting ensures you stay up to date with evolving technologies and threats.

About The Organisation

Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.

We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.

We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.

We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.

If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.