IAM Lead: Secure Access & Governance Champion

Australian Payments Plus; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Payments Plus is seeking an Identity & Access Management Lead to protect systems and data by shaping IAM frameworks, policies, standards and controls. You’ll oversee lifecycle management, PAM governance, and integration of IGA/PAM tooling across technology, security and business teams.

You’ll drive risk-based audits, control improvements and scalable identity practices while partnering with engineering and operations to embed secure access.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IAM capabilities in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of identity governance, privileged access management and least-privilege principles.
• Ability to work across security, technology and business teams and influence IAM designs.
• Certifications across platforms are valuable, but practical experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise IAM policies, standards, controls and the target-state IAM roadmap.
• Oversee identity lifecycle processes, including joiner, mover and leaver management, access provisioning and de-provisioning.
• Manage Privileged Access Management (PAM) governance, controls and continuous improvement.
• Ensure authentication, authorisation and access control designs align with security risk and compliance requirements.
• Partner with security engineering, operations and architecture teams to embed IAM controls into platforms and services.
• Monitor and report on IAM control effectiveness, access exceptions and compliance obligations, driving remediation where required.
• Lead IAM-related risk assessments, audits and evidence management for internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive the configuration, optimisation and integration of IAM tooling, including Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions.
• Support the investigation and response to access-related security incidents and suspected credential misuse.
• Provide specialist advice to technology and business teams on secure access patterns, identity governance and least privilege.

Skills

IAM leadership

PAM governance

Identity governance

Security risk management

Audit support

Tools

IAM tooling

PAM tooling

Job description

Australian Payments Plus is seeking an Identity & Access Management Lead to protect systems and data by shaping IAM frameworks, policies, standards and controls. You’ll oversee lifecycle management, PAM governance, and integration of IGA/PAM tooling across technology, security and business teams.

You’ll drive risk-based audits, control improvements and scalable identity practices while partnering with engineering and operations to embed secure access.