IAM Engineer: Identity & Access Innovator (Fixed-Term)

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 104,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Social Development is seeking an IAM Engineer on a fixed-term basis to secure access for workforce and digital services. You will design, implement and support identity solutions across the organisation, collaborating with architects and stakeholders to deliver reliable authentication and governance.

Joining MSD offers a mission-driven environment focused on safer communities, with opportunities to contribute to capability development and continuous improvement within the

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise IAM solutions.
• Exposure to IGA, Authentication, federation, access management or customer identity capabilities.
• Familiarity with modern identity standards including SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and SCIM.
• Understanding of least privilege, RBAC and Zero Trust security principles.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid environments.
• Knowledge of security and governance frameworks such as NZISM and PSR.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support identity and access management solutions across workforce and digital service environments including authentication, federation, SSO and identity integrations.
• Configure and maintain identity governance, authentication and access management platforms.
• Support identity lifecycle management processes including onboarding, role changes and offboarding.
• Contribute to capability development, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the Identity Practice.
• Collaborate with Practice Managers and Security Architects to ensure identity services align with security policies, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate and resolve identity-related incidents and complex technical issues.
• Manage and maintain configurations of IAM services, ensuring documentation is current throughout the service lifecycle.

Skills

IAM

Identity governance

Authentication

Federation

SSO

Zero Trust

Cloud environments

NZISM & PSR

Tools

SAML

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

SCIM

Job description

The Ministry of Social Development is seeking an IAM Engineer on a fixed-term basis to secure access for workforce and digital services. You will design, implement and support identity solutions across the organisation, collaborating with architects and stakeholders to deliver reliable authentication and governance.

Joining MSD offers a mission-driven environment focused on safer communities, with opportunities to contribute to capability development and continuous improvement within the