CIAM Tech Lead

BLACKROC Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BLACKROC Recruitment seeks an experienced CIAM Tech Lead for an 18-month contract with a Federal Government organisation in Australia. The role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, focusing on delivering scalable CIAM solutions and guiding a team of engineers.

You will design, implement, review code, and mentor peers while collaborating with stakeholders to integrate CIAM across systems and leverage AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity and quality.

Qualifications

• Advanced CIAM experience delivering complex solutions.
• Strong engineering background with hands-on leadership.
• Expertise in OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and delivery of complex CIAM solutions.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable and maintainable code.
• Solve complex technical and implementation challenges.
• Design solutions for advanced CIAM requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Contribute to estimation, technical refinement and delivery planning.
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers.
• Work with stakeholders to integrate CIAM with existing systems.
• Explore emerging technologies and AI-assisted tools to improve productivity and code quality.

Skills

CIAM

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

Auth0

Okta

ForgeRock

Ping

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Testing - Jest

AI-assisted development

Mentoring

Tools

Jest

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced CIAM Tech Lead for an 18-month contract with a Federal Government organisation.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role suited to a strong software engineer who has extensive experience delivering Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solutions. You’ll be responsible for leading technical implementation, solving complex engineering problems, maintaining high-quality code and providing technical guidance to other engineers.

As the CIAM Tech Lead, you will:

• Lead the implementation and delivery of complex CIAM solutions


• Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable and maintainable code


• Solve complex technical and implementation challenges


• Design solutions for advanced CIAM requirements


• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices


• Contribute to estimation, technical refinement and delivery planning


• Mentor and support less experienced engineers


• Work with technical stakeholders and other teams to integrate CIAM solutions with existing systems


• Explore emerging technologies and AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality

Essential experience includes:

• Advanced unit and integration testing experience, including frameworks such as Jest


• Extensive experience implementing complex CIAM solutions


• Strong knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC)


• Experience customising and integrating CIAM platforms such as Auth0, Okta, ForgeRock, Ping or similar


• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor or similar


• Proven experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a collaborative engineering environment


• Experience configuring and customising SaaS‑based CIAM services


• Experience building and integrating microservices in cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure or GCP