Senior IAM Architect (Advisory & Pre Sales)

LT Harper Recruitment Group; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Employee Assistance Program

Perks discount network

Job summary

LT Harper Group is seeking a Senior IAM Architect with advisory and pre-sales focus to design identity solutions, write Statements of Work, and lead discovery with CISOs and stakeholders. You’ll own technical content for SoWs, proposals and tenders, while delivering advisory work and architecture reviews for delivery teams.

The role sits in a hybrid model across Australia, with 2–3 days in the office, and national scope for client engagements in critical infrastructure, energy, government, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on architecture experience across IAM, IGA and PAM.
• Proven track record leading discovery, scoping and effort estimation.
• Experience writing technical content for SoWs or tenders.
• Familiarity with SOCI, AESCSF and Essential Eight controls.
• Consulting, SI, managed services or cyber security services background.
• Ability to present architecture to CISOs and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and requirements workshops with CISOs and stakeholders.
• Design and validate IdP, IGA, PAM, MFA and identity lifecycle solutions.
• Scope solutions, estimate effort and own technical content of proposals.
• Deliver advisory work including architecture reviews and roadmaps.
• Act as trusted technical adviser under Managed services arrangements.
• Translate security frameworks into practical identity controls.

Skills

IAM architecture

Discovery & scoping

CISOs presentation

Consulting/professional services

Tools

SailPoint

Saviynt

Microsoft Entra ID

Entra ID Governance

CyberArk

Delinea

Okta

Job description

Senior IAM Architect (Advisory & Pre-Sales)

You’ll be the architect who designs the identity solution and writes the SoW that wins it. This role sits on both sides of the sale: hands-on architecture across IAM, IGA and PAM, plus leading discovery, scoping and estimates. The employer is a specialist identity security partner working with critical infrastructure, energy, government, higher education and financial services clients.

The essentials

• $180,000 to $220,000 base plus super
• Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth, hybrid with 2 to 3 days in the office. Sydney or Melbourne considered for exceptional experience.
• Permanent senior role reporting to the Head of Engineering, with a dotted line to Sales

What you’ll actually do

• Lead technical discovery and requirements workshops with CISOs, business stakeholders and technical teams
• Design and validate IdP, IGA, PAM, MFA and identity lifecycle solutions, from high-level design through to architecture assurance for delivery teams
• Scope solutions, estimate effort and own the technical content of SoWs, proposals and tenders through to customer-ready draft
• Deliver billable advisory work, including architecture reviews, maturity assessments and identity roadmaps
• Act as trusted technical adviser to assigned customers under Technical Account Management and managed services arrangements
• Translate SOCI, AESCSF and Essential Eight requirements into practical identity controls

  What you’ll need

  • Hands-on architecture experience across IAM, IGA and PAM
  • A track record of leading discovery, scoping and effort estimation, and writing the technical content of SoWs or tenders without heavy oversight
  • Practical experience with several of SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID and Entra ID Governance, CyberArk, Delinea and Okta
  • Working knowledge of the IAM implications of SOCI, AESCSF and the Essential Eight
  • A background in consulting, systems integration, managed services or Cyber Security professional services
  • Confidence presenting architecture to CISOs and non-technical stakeholders

  Nice to have

  • Identity threat detection and protection tooling
  • NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, MITRE ATT&CK and Zero Trust
  • Integrations with SAP, SuccessFactors, Workday or ServiceNow
  • Mentoring colleagues and building reusable architecture patterns

  You’ll need to be able to obtain a national police check.

  What’s in it for you

  • Complex IAM, IGA and PAM programmes for organisations that keep Australia’s critical services running
  • A customised training plan built around your goals
  • Flexible hours by agreement, an Employee Assistance Program and a perks discount network
  • Peers who are senior architects and pod leads, not a solo seat