IAM Technology Lead: Secure Identity & Access

HESTA Super; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

HESTA Super is seeking a Technology Lead for Identity & Access Platforms to own the IAM stack, govern federation and secure privileged access. You’ll collaborate with security, applications and audit teams to keep authentication flows reliable while expanding to machine and AI identities, a rapidly evolving frontier in cyber security.

You will guide platform strategy, implement best practices for Okta/Entra ID, and drive security assurance activities in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience implementing and supporting Okta and/or Entra ID, including federation and conditional access
• 3+ years' experience with Identity Governance and Privileged Access Management platforms (CyberArk, SailPoint or Saviynt)
• Solid understanding of SAML 2.0, OIDC/OAuth 2.0 and WS-Federation, including token flows and common failure modes
• Experience supporting security assurance activities such as audits and control reviews
• Working knowledge of frameworks like APRA CPS 234 or ISO 27001, in regulated environments such as financial services or superannuation

Responsibilities

• Own the hybrid Okta/Entra ID federation and IAM tooling
• Drive proactive remediation of configuration issues, stale credentials and dormant accounts
• Lead root cause analysis for IAM incidents and troubleshoot federated authentication flows (SAML, OIDC, WS-Federation)
• Contribute to technology roadmaps addressing emerging identity challenges including AI-enabled identities

Skills

Okta / Entra ID

Identity Governance

Privileged Access Management

SAML 2.0 / OIDC / WS-Federation

Audits & compliance

APRA CPS 234 / ISO 27001

Tools

Okta

Entra ID

CyberArk

SailPoint

Saviynt

Job description

HESTA Super is seeking a Technology Lead for Identity & Access Platforms to own the IAM stack, govern federation and secure privileged access. You’ll collaborate with security, applications and audit teams to keep authentication flows reliable while expanding to machine and AI identities, a rapidly evolving frontier in cyber security.

You will guide platform strategy, implement best practices for Okta/Entra ID, and drive security assurance activities in a regulated financial services environment.