Principal Engineer (Security & Identity)- SailPoint

aett; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

aett is seeking a Principal Engineer - Security & Identity with extensive SailPoint experience to provide technical leadership across complex identity and access management engagements. You will be a hands-on technical leader, trusted advisor and subject-matter expert who designs, delivers and governs enterprise-grade SailPoint solutions, working with customers, architects, engineers and delivery teams.

Must hold or be eligible for NV1 security clearance and lead architecture, design and

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience delivering enterprise SailPoint solutions across architecture, implementation, configuration, integration and operations.
• Proven expertise in Identity Governance and Administration, lifecycle automation and access reviews.
• Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and mentor delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design and delivery of SailPoint-based identity governance solutions across the full lifecycle.
• Set technical direction through standards, reference architectures and delivery approaches.
• Guide engineers, review designs and integrations for quality, security and maintainability.
• Ensure solutions provide auditability, compliance evidence and operational support.

Skills

Security leadership

Architectural design

Client engagement

Mentoring engineers

Technical governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SailPoint

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

HRIS

ERP

ITSM

APIs

Job description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer - Security & Identity with extensive SailPoint experience to provide technical leadership across complex identity and access management engagements.

You will be a hands-on technical leader, trusted advisor and subject-matter expert who designs, delivers and governs enterprise-grade SailPoint solutions. You will work closely with customers, architects, engineers and delivery teams to translate business and security requirements into practical, scalable and compliant identity outcomes.

Must either hold an NV1 security clearance or be willing and eligible to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance.

What you'll do

Technical leadership and delivery:

Lead the architecture, design and delivery of SailPoint-based Identity Governance and Administration solutions across the full delivery lifecycle, from discovery and requirements through implementation, testing, deployment and transition to operations.

Set technical direction through practical solution patterns, engineering standards, reference architectures and delivery approaches.

Lead customer and stakeholder discussions, explain complex identity and security concepts clearly, and provide pragmatic recommendations on technical risks, dependencies and design constraints.

Guide engineers and delivery teams through complex technical challenges, and review designs, configurations, code and integrations for quality, security and maintainability.

SailPoint expertise:

Design, implement and support enterprise SailPoint solutions that deliver identity lifecycle management, access governance and compliance outcomes.

Apply hands-on expertise across joiner, mover and leaver processes; identity aggregation, correlation and identity cube design; access requests and approvals; role and entitlement management; access certifications; segregation-of-duties controls; and automated provisioning and deprovisioning.

Lead application onboarding, connector configuration and identity data integration across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, HRIS, ERP, ITSM, database, SaaS and custom application environments.

Use secure integration patterns, including APIs, web services, messaging, file-based interfaces and modern authentication protocols.

Support SailPoint upgrades, migrations, customisation, environment management and releases, with repeatable approaches to configuration, testing, deployment, monitoring and operations.

Ensure solutions provide strong auditability, compliance evidence, performance, troubleshooting and operational support while aligning with least privilege and segregation-of-duties requirements.

Architecture and security:

Develop scalable solution architectures and identity governance models that address business, regulatory and security requirements, including access reviews, lifecycle automation, certification campaigns and compliance reporting.

Assess existing identity environments and define practical modernisation roadmaps.

Apply secure-by-design principles, including least privilege, defence in depth, continuous verification and full attribution.

Identify and manage risks relating to identity data, privileged access, integrations and authentication flows, contributing to broader Security & Identity outcomes across identity and access, infrastructure security, compliance and risk.

Engineering excellence

Promote version control, configuration management, automated testing, repeatable deployments, release and change management, secure coding and configuration practices.

Maintain clear technical documentation, operational runbooks, monitoring, logging and alerting.

Improve delivery through automation, reusable components and consistent implementation standards.

Participate in design reviews, technical governance, quality assurance and post-implementation reviews to drive continuous improvement.

Customer and practice contribution

Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and senior stakeholders, facilitating discovery workshops, technical working sessions and design forums.

Communicate recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences and support pre-sales activities, including solution shaping, estimates, proposals, demonstrations and technical presentations.

Mentor engineers and grow Versent's SailPoint and identity capability through knowledge sharing, patterns, playbooks, reusable assets and internal enablement.

Build effective relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and internal delivery teams.

What you'll bring

Mandatory experience:

Extensive hands-on experience delivering enterprise SailPoint solutions across architecture, implementation, configuration, integration, customisation, troubleshooting and operational support.

Proven expertise across Identity Governance and Administration, including identity lifecycle management; joiner, mover and leaver automation; access requests and approvals; access certifications and reviews; role and entitlement management; segregation-of-duties polici