IAM Engineer: Identity & Access Solutions Lead

Marketplace; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 104,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Social Development in Wellington seeks an IAM Engineer to design, implement and support identity and access solutions across workforce and digital environments. You will work with cross-functional teams to enable secure access, governance, authentication and federation in a complex transformation program.

The role requires expertise in SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect, plus familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, regulatory frameworks NZISM and PSR, and strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise IAM solutions.
• Familiarity with modern identity standards: SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SCIM.
• Understanding of least privilege, RBAC and Zero Trust security principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support identity and access management solutions across workforce and digital service environments.
• Configure and maintain identity governance, authentication and access management platforms.
• Support identity lifecycle 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 align identity services with policies and standards.
• Investigate and resolve identity-related incidents and complex technical issues.

Skills

IAM

Identity & Access Management

SAML

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

SCIM

Zero Trust

Cloud

NZISM

PSR

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Ministry of Social Development in Wellington seeks an IAM Engineer to design, implement and support identity and access solutions across workforce and digital environments. You will work with cross-functional teams to enable secure access, governance, authentication and federation in a complex transformation program.

The role requires expertise in SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect, plus familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, regulatory frameworks NZISM and PSR, and strong stakeholder