Senior Cyber Security Strategist – Identity & Cloud Access

IT Alliance Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Alliance Australia is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Adviser for a Federal Government client in Canberra. The role focuses on identity and access security, secure cloud deployments and advisory in implementing Entra ID and conditional access.

The successful candidate will develop strategies for remote and regional environments, engineer secure patterns for Azure-based solutions and ensure alignment with Essential Eight and PSPF requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience configuring Microsoft Entra ID, conditional access, and secure authentication/authorisation models.
• Ability to build, configure, test and validate security controls and remediate gaps.
• Knowledge of ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight, privacy and data protection obligations.
• Engineer secure implementation patterns for Azure Foundry and emerging tech solutions.
• Develop identity, access and data protection strategies for remote/regional environments.

Responsibilities

• Configure and validate identity and access controls across cloud services.
• Develop and implement secure deployment patterns for new technologies.
• Produce implementation artefacts and support transition to operations.
• Ensure compliance with government information security standards.

Skills

Entra ID configuration

Conditional access & auth patterns

Security controls testing

Gap remediation & artefacts

ISM/PSPF knowledge

Essential Eight knowledge

Azure security patterns

Identity & access strategies

Job description

IT Alliance Australia is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Adviser for a Federal Government client in Canberra. The role focuses on identity and access security, secure cloud deployments and advisory in implementing Entra ID and conditional access.

The successful candidate will develop strategies for remote and regional environments, engineer secure patterns for Azure-based solutions and ensure alignment with Essential Eight and PSPF requirements.