Manager, Identity

**Company Description** Cuscal - where curiosity and expertise are rewarded.**

Be part of a smaller team taking on a bigger role - a role where your curiosity, your energy, your ambition is rewarded. You’ll grow with us in an unconventional way where sideways develops you as much as up; where voices are heard and ideas are tested, and new things are created in fast-paced and efficient ways. Where your expertise and excellence are seen and valued.
**Job Description** We are looking for a Manager, Identity and Privileged Access Engineering, to spearhead the strategic development, deployment, and governance of comprehensive Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) frameworks.**

**What is this role about?**

As the Manager, Identity and Privileged Access Engineering, you will be accountable for safeguarding sensitive systems and data within a high-stakes payment and data service environment by ensuring robust access controls and mitigating risks associated with privileged accounts. You will lead a dedicated team of engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to, ensure regulatory compliance, enhanced security posture, drive operational efficiency, and strategically align IAM and PAM initiatives with Cuscal goals to support business objectives and maintain a resilient security architecture.

Here’s some more insight into what you’ll work on,
- Lead and manage a team of IAM and PAM engineers, providing strategic guidance, mentorship, and support to foster a high-performing culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation.
- Develop and implement IAM and PAM strategies and roadmaps that align with Cuscal security objectives and business goals, ensuring the deployment of secure, scalable, and effective systems and processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, compliance, and business units, to ensure IAM and PAM solutions meet organizational needs and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee the design, deployment, and management of IAM and PAM systems and processes, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and effective.
- Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies to enhance the security and efficiency of IAM and PAM operations.
- Ensure the integration of IAM and PAM solutions with other security technologies and infrastructure components.
- Ensure IAM and PAM practices comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies, including PCI-DSS, APRA, and other relevant regulations.
- Monitor and audit IAM and PAM systems to detect unauthorized access and potential security breaches, and act as a technical leader in resolving incidents, collaborating with incident response teams for thorough investigation and remediation.
- Develop and enforce robust policies and procedures for privileged access management, including least privilege, just-in-time access, session monitoring, and user lifecycle management, optimizing operations through automation and integration with existing security workflows.
- Provide regular updates and comprehensive reports to senior management on IAM and PAM activities, risks, and improvements, ensuring transparency and alignment with organizational security objectives.

**Qualifications** What can you bring?**
- Proven experience with IAM and PAM technologies (e.g., Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, etc.) and their implementation in a complex, regulated environment.
- 7+ years of experience in identity and access management, privileged access management, or related cybersecurity roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
- Strong understanding of security principles, authentication, authorization, and access control mechanisms
- Be able to navigate the challenges of a varied role in a dynamic organisation.
- Ability to identify tasks and activities required to meet project requirements and to set goals and priorities in line with business objective.
- Ability to contribute to short, medium
- and long-term planning and effectively promote ideas.
- Significant people management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Although not required any of the following knowedlge/experience would be considered highly desirable._
- Payment’s industry, ATM/EFT/POS technology, cards and finance or other regulated industries and/or 24x7 mission-critical environments.
- Knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, CPS234, ASD Essential 8 etc.
- Understanding of legal, regulatory, privacy and security matters associated with the Banking and Finance Industry.

**Additional Information** Why Cuscal?**
We are in the rapidly evolving world of payments, and we are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in A