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We are working closely with one of Australia's leading national science and technology organisations, whose work spans environmental sustainability, agriculture, health, manufacturing, digital technologies, energy and space research. Their technology environment supports thousands of users, critical research platforms and nationally significant data assets that help solve some of Australia's greatest challenges.

Specifically, we are looking for an experienced Identity Architect to provide strategic leadership across enterprise identity and access management capabilities.

The Opportunity
As the Identity Architect, you will shape the future direction of identity and privileged access management across a large and complex enterprise environment. You will be responsible for defining identity architecture standards, governing solution design, and ensuring secure, compliant access to systems, applications and data.
Working closely with cyber security, infrastructure, application delivery and business stakeholders, you will drive modern authentication, authorisation and governance practices while supporting organisational transformation initiatives.

AGSVA Clearance
NV1 minimum requirement and holding Australian Citizenship.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise identity and privileged access management architectures, standards and design patterns.
• Provide architectural oversight and design assurance across projects, programs and technology initiatives.
• Develop target-state identity strategies, migration roadmaps and integration patterns.
• Partner with technical and business stakeholders to translate complex identity requirements into practical solutions.
• Drive capability uplift across identity platforms while reducing long-term reliance on external vendors.
• Mentor engineers and technical teams, supporting knowledge transfer and best-practice adoption.
• Promote automation, Infrastructure-as-Code and repeatable governance processes across identity services.

About You
You are a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise in enterprise identity and access management. You have a proven ability to balance security, usability and operational requirements while influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Essential Experience

• 5+ years' experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale identity solutions.
• Strong expertise across:
• Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Active Directory Domain Services
• Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
• Azure AD Connect synchronisation
• Certificate Management
• Demonstrated experience designing federated and hybrid identity architectures at enterprise scale.
• Experience developing migration strategies and target-state identity roadmaps.
• Strong capability in automation, scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches for identity administration and governance.
• Experience facilitating architecture reviews, documenting technical decisions and providing design guidance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across geographically dispersed teams.

How to Apply
This role offers the opportunity to influence the identity strategy of a nationally significant organisation whose technology capabilities directly support scientific discovery, innovation and research outcomes that benefit all Australians.

Apply now or contact Andy at Andy@approachconsult.com.au or 0402 617 678

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