Identity and Access Management

EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Ongoing Full time
LOCATION - ACT (possibility of remote working arrangements)
AFP BAND & SALARY - Band 07 ($113,563.00 - $121,628.00)
JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 13733
This advertisement is to fill current vacancies and create a merit pool for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.
Did you know?
The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.
Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia.
We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:
Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
4 extra mandatory leave rest days per year
18 days of paid personal leave per year
Generous superannuation of 15.4%
16 weeks of paid maternity leave (after 12 months of service) + an additional 36 weeks of maternity leave without pay
Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
Health & wellbeing services - with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention
Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
What is the role?
The AFP’s Unified Identity Project has delivered the SailPoint Identity Governance and Administration platform as part of its Identity and Access Management strategy. The roles provides a unique opportunity to help build on the delivered IAM Solution for the AFP to enhance and strengthen its network security.
We are looking for talented people to contribute to strengthening the security of the AFP's networks and cyber resilience.
Applications are sought from suitably experienced and qualified individuals wishing to be considered for the role of Identity & Access Management (IAM) Practitioner.
The successful applicants will provide ongoing daily support of the current service capability supporting various business units within the AFP responsible for the onboarding and offboarding of personnel through troubleshooting processes and related systems’ issues and remediation of identity inconsistencies.
As a seasoned IAM practitioner you will have a focus on continuous service improvement and expanding the services and functionality of the SailPoint platform through enhancing user experience, managing risk and compliance, and improving automation and efficiencies.
You will serve as a trusted adviser to business stakeholders and understand their core business processes and priorities which can be enhanced using IAM platforms.
Due to the nature of IAM the role is multidisciplinary requiring experience in general systems administration such as Active Directory and Linux, automation technologies such as typical middleware Extract Transform Load, scripting such as Bash, PowerShell, Python or Javascript and software development practices utilising version control systems such as git or subversion, program/code design/structure and best practices, and the software development lifecycle.
If you have a natural curiosity, enjoy solving challenging automation tasks and are keen to learn, then this job is for you.
You will be supported by an energetic and engaged management team to drive the capabilities of the platform forward to meet the challenges of today’s Cyber threats.
As a Team Member in the AFP you will be required to contribute to the achievement of outcomes in accordance with the regulatory framework, the AFP Code of Conduct and the AFP Governance Instruments. It is expected that the successful applicant will deliver on the core responsibilities and meet any requirements of the position as outlined below.
What will you do?
Provide daily support and management of the Identity Management lifecycle services. Analyse and rectify any operational issues to ensure onboarding workflows are complete to avoid delays for onboarding new starters.
Engage with business units within the AFP to improve identity management provisioning and off boarding services for AFPs ICT systems.
Analyse and continually improve Identity and Administration workflows and services.
Work with leading IAM products and technologies from SailPoint, Microsoft, CyberArk, etc to manage access entitlements between diverse systems and environments.
Enhance, extend and improve the SailPoint platform capability through the continuous improvement development lifecycle and Agile processes.
Collaborate and assist the team to assess, design and implement sustainable solutions, operating pro