IDAM SME

Atturra Limited; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Employee referral program

Job summary

Atturra Limited in Canberra, ACT is seeking a Senior Active Directory/IDAM SME to design, deliver, and secure critical infrastructure. This permanent full-time role offers hybrid work flexibility and the opportunity to work on high-impact projects that matter.

As a key member of our delivery team, you'll take ownership of solutions that support complex, secure environments. Your work will be critical in ensuring we meet — and exceed — client expectations.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Active Directory, including multi-domain environments, GPO management, replication, and trusts.
• Experience in design and implementation of IDAM and role based access.
• Hands-on PowerShell scripting skills for automation, reporting, and administrative tasks.
• Thorough understanding of security best practices across Active Directory, Windows and RHEL environments.
• Exposure to Azure, and both Windows and Linux environments
• Familiarity with the Information Security Manual (ISM) and the Essential Eight strategies
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to think on your feet
• Strong communication and teamwork skills — you’ll be working closely with both clients and internal teams

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and operational leadership to engineers to drive successful project outcomes.
• Collaborate with Service Delivery Managers and Project Managers to ensure solutions are delivered on time and on budget
• Collaborate with Cyber Security teams to investigate, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities and audit findings.
• Support security uplift initiatives, compliance programs, and risk reduction activities.
• Provision, modify, and decommission user accounts and access permissions in accordance with organisational policies.
• Develop and maintain role-based access controls (RBAC) and least-privilege access models.
• Support identity integrations with cloud and on-premises applications.
• Assist in other project work within the account as required

Skills

Active Directory expertise

Multi-domain environments

GPO management

RBAC design

PowerShell scripting

Security best practices

Azure exposure

Windows & Linux

ISM / Essential Eight

Communication & teamwork

Job description

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Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU, 2600

What would you be doing?

We're on the hunt for a Senior Active Directory\IDAM SME — combining deep technical expertise with outstanding customer support to design, deliver, and secure critical infrastructure. Based in Belconnen, ACT, this permanent full-time role offers hybrid work flexibility and the opportunity to work on high-impact projects that matter.

As a key member of our delivery team, you'll take ownership of solutions that support complex, secure environments. Your work will be critical in ensuring we meet — and exceed — client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and operational leadership to engineers to drive successful project outcomes.
• Collaborate with Service Delivery Managers and Project Managers to ensure solutions are delivered on time and on budget
• Collaborate with Cyber Security teams to investigate, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities and audit findings.
• Support security uplift initiatives, compliance programs, and risk reduction activities.
• Provision, modify, and decommission user accounts and access permissions in accordance with organisational policies.
• Develop and maintain role-based access controls (RBAC) and least-privilege access models.
• Support identity integrations with cloud and on-premises applications.
• Assist in other project work within the account as required
• Support security uplift initiatives, compliance programs, and risk reduction activities.

Working Conditions

• Based in Belconnen, ACT. Hybrid work available
• Australian Citizen with NV1 Security Clearance.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Deep expertise in Active Directory, including multi – domain environments, GPO management, replication, and trusts.
• Experience in design and implementation of IDAM and role based access.
• Hands – on PowerShell scripting skills for automation, reporting, and administrative tasks.
• Thorough understanding of security best practices across Active Directory, Windows and RHEL environments.
• Exposure to Azure, and both Windows and Linux environments
• Familiarity with the Information Security Manual (ISM) and the Essential Eight strategies
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to think on your feet
• Strong communication and teamwork skills — you’ll be working closely with both clients and internal teams

Why is this an exciting opportunity?

Atturra is one of the fastest growing ASX-listed advisory and IT solutions companies in Australia, giving you a strong foundation to fulfil your career ambitions.

We currently have 1100+ professionals working across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong who are using innovation to lead the way.

The Managed Services division of Atturra provides leading Hybrid IT, Private Cloud, and Connectivity services, backed by decades of industry experience. Our expertise, combined with the strength of our people, makes us one of the most complete and prominent “as-a-service” providers in the market.

What our people say:

“Atturra has a great working environment and management are very supportive of their staff. We celebrate success and have fun while working hard.”

Why you’ll love working here

Culture of possibility

At Atturra we embrace innovation within our teams, fostering an environment of possibility and growth. We believe in creating a supportive and welcoming culture, where everyone is encouraged to achieve success through collaboration, hard work and dedication.

A strong set of company values

Our culture is reflected by our employees who demonstrate camaraderie, innovation, dedication, respect and excellence in everything they do. These traits have become integral to the way we do business and are the values we strive for.

Valuable employee benefits

• Career growth via succession planning, internal mobility programs, and mentorship opportunities.
• Ongoing investment in professional development through industry certifications.
• Employee benefits, recognition, and wellbeing platform.Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program.
• Support for family and caring responsibilities, including paid parental leave.
• Employee referral program, with monetary incentives offered.

Commitment to supporting Australia’s veterans

Atturra is proud to be recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veteran Employment Commitment (VEC) and is committed to supporting Australia’s veteran community. We aim to enhance the employment experience for veterans by improving recruitment, support, retention, and leadership opportunities to ensure they have a meaningful and impactful career with us.

We got this covered. Our Talent Acquisition team is working on our hiring demands and will reach out should we need extra support. Atturra only accepts referrals from agencies on our official supplier list via Agency Portal. Agencies are required to go through our procurement process, have an approved fee agreement, and be invited to participate in hiring for a job opening by the Atturra Talent Acquisition team. Any profiles or referrals submitted outside of this process will be deemed invalid. We request that you do not contact Atturra employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team for any hiring-related queries. To become an official supplier, send an expression of interest via [e-mail].

Atturra is passionate about playing an active role in addressing the digital skills gap and being an advocate for diversity and Inclusion, and welcomes applications from all irrespective of their gender, LGBTQI identity, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, or age.