Our story. Our people.

Good identity starts with the right people.

We’re a small, independent consultancy with a shared belief: complex identity challenges deserve experienced people who care about getting them right.

Vertiam brings strategy, architecture and delivery together, helping your organisation build identity services that work for the people who depend on them.

Meet the founders

An editorial illustration of three colleagues sharing ideas around a table — Shared experience. Thoughtful advice. Practical delivery.

Why Vertiam exists

Closer to the problem.
Committed to the outcome.

Identity sits behind everyday things: starting a new job, accessing a public service, or trusting that the right people can reach the right systems. Getting it right takes an understanding of the organisation as well as the technology.

Daniel founded Vertiam to give organisations direct access to the experienced practitioners who can help them make those decisions and see them through. His experience across government and enterprise shapes a practical approach: understand the challenge, be honest about the options and stay close to the work.

That thinking runs through the business. Our founding team brings together identity architecture, technical leadership and programme delivery. We work alongside your people, share what we know and help leave your organisation better equipped to manage what comes next.

How we work together

The founding team

People you’ll work with.

Our founders take an active role in client work, bringing the strategic, technical and delivery perspectives needed to move from a good decision to a working service.

Founder

Daniel Harris

Managing Director & Identity Architect

More than 20 years across government and enterprise

Daniel brings an architect’s understanding of the detail and a delivery leader’s focus on making change happen.

He has spent more than 20 years working on identity, security and digital transformation within some of the UK’s largest and most complex organisations, supporting services used by millions of people.

His experience spans identity strategy, architecture, engineering leadership, technical assurance and programme delivery. He has led teams of architects, engineers and delivery professionals to modernise identity platforms, strengthen security, improve user experience and reduce technical debt.

Daniel founded Vertiam because he believes clients should have a direct relationship with the people doing the work. He combines strategic advice with hands-on technical experience, helping teams turn business priorities into secure, manageable identity services.

Areas of expertise

Identity and access management (IAM)
Customer identity and access management (CIAM)
Identity governance and administration (IGA)
Microsoft Entra ID
Privileged access management (PAM)
Identity architecture and technical assurance
Cloud identity and authentication
Government digital transformation
Security and compliance
Technical leadership and delivery assurance

People we know and trust

Trusted Associate Network

Good working relationships are built through doing the work together.

Our trusted associates are experienced delivery and technical consultants who have worked with our founders before. We know their strengths, how they approach difficult problems and how they work as part of a team.

When an engagement needs additional expertise, we bring in people whose experience fits the work. We agree the named consultants and their roles with you, with a Vertiam founder staying involved and accountable for our contribution.

Let’s start with a conversation

Tell us what you’re working through.

Speak with us about your identity challenges, the decisions ahead and where experienced support would make a difference.

Talk to the team