Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer

Airswift; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive contract rates

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer to join Perth-based operations within the Cyber Security function. You will deliver identity projects, design scalable identity architecture and roadmaps, and resolve complex IAM problems in a fast-paced environment.

The role demands at least eight years of IAM or related security engineering experience, strong technical problem-solving, and the ability to engage with business stakeholders to translate requirements into secure,

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in IAM, security engineering or identity architecture within a complex enterprise.
• Proven delivery experience on identity projects with strong problem-solving ability.
• Ability to self-manage, prioritise workload and deliver with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and effective business engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IAM engineering projects and resolve complex identity and access management problems.
• Manage competing priorities independently, balancing project delivery with technical issue resolution.
• Engineer and improve access management, identity governance, authentication and privileged access solutions.
• Support PKI and certificate lifecycle services, including certificate issuance for secure websites.
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand requirements and recommend practical solutions.
• Improve reliability and reduce manual effort through automation, standardisation and engineering practices.
• Document solutions and share knowledge to broaden team capability and support handover.

Skills

IAM engineering

Security engineering

Identity architecture

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Hybrid identity

Conditional Access

Federation

Identity Governance

Saviynt

Privileged Access

PKI

Certificate lifecycle

PowerShell

REST APIs

Identity protocols

Secure integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Saviynt

Job description

1x Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer

Location: Perth

Perth based with full working Australian rights.

The Company

Global operator of energy and resources.

Benefits

• Competitive contract rates
• Flexible working arrangements

Assignment length

Up to 12 months initially (subject to agreement)

The Role

As the Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing additional capacity within its IAM function. IAM is a core IT capability covering identity services, access management tooling and certificate issuance for secure websites. This role will provide senior engineering and strategic capability to strengthen Woodside’s enterprise IAM function, translating business and cyber security outcomes into secure, scalable identity architecture, standards, roadmaps and delivery. Working within the Cyber Security function, the successful candidate will focus on resolving technical problems, delivering identity projects and improving the function’s capability. The role requires someone who can work independently, manage a high volume of work and take ownership of priorities through to completion. This opportunity suits an experienced engineer who combines strong technical problem-solving with sound judgement and the interpersonal skills to engage effectively with the business.

Your Responsibilities

• Deliver IAM engineering projects and resolve complex identity and access management problems.
• Manage competing priorities independently, balancing project delivery with technical issue resolution.
• Engineer and improve access management, identity governance, authentication and privileged access solutions.
• Support PKI and certificate lifecycle services, including certificate issuance for secure websites.
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand requirements, explain technical options and recommend practical solutions.
• Improve reliability and reduce manual effort through automation, standardisation and clear engineering practices.
• Document solutions and share knowledge to broaden team capability and support effective operational handover.

What you’ll need to succeed

• A senior candidate with at least eight years of hands-on IAM, security engineering or identity architecture experience in a complex enterprise environment.
• Experience delivering comparable work in an organisation of similar scale and complexity.
• The ability to self-manage, prioritise a substantial workload and progress projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with evidence of resolving complex problems and delivering lasting improvements.
• Business engagement and communication skills, including the ability to exercise good judgement and build productive working relationships.
• Deep Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory experience, including hybrid identity, Conditional Access, authentication and federation.
• Strong Identity Governance and Administration experience, preferably Saviynt, plus practical Privileged Access Management experience and working knowledge of PKI and certificate lifecycle management.
• Automation capability using PowerShell and REST APIs, with a strong understanding of identity protocols and secure integration patterns.
• Perth based with full working Australian rights.

What’s on Offer

• Exposure to a Global company
• Flexible working arrangement

At Airswift, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all.

We actively encourage applications from any background.