IAM Technology Lead: Secure Identity & Access Platforms

HESTA; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional leave

Professional development

Health & wellbeing

Superannuation support

Job summary

HESTA is seeking a Technology Lead – Identity & Access Platforms in Melbourne to own and advance our identity security infrastructure. You will serve as the technical authority for IAM incidents and federated authentication, collaborating with Information Security, applications and audit teams to secure access, governance and privileged processes.

You will shape platform strategy, drive incident root cause analysis, and contribute to roadmaps addressing evolving identity challenges including

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 (such as 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 is highly regarded, especially in regulated financial services or superannuation

Responsibilities

• Own the hybrid Okta/Entra ID federation, along with Identity Governance and Privileged Access Management platforms
• Drive proactive identification and 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 that anticipate emerging identity challenges, including machine and agentic AI access

Skills

Okta/Entra ID federation

Identity Governance

Privileged Access Management

SAML/OIDC/WS-Federation

Audit & compliance

Tools

CyberArk

SailPoint

Saviynt

Job description

HESTA is seeking a Technology Lead – Identity & Access Platforms in Melbourne to own and advance our identity security infrastructure. You will serve as the technical authority for IAM incidents and federated authentication, collaborating with Information Security, applications and audit teams to secure access, governance and privileged processes.

You will shape platform strategy, drive incident root cause analysis, and contribute to roadmaps addressing evolving identity challenges including