Senior Engineer

About the Client:

This department offers opportunities to shape national economic growth, foster innovation and support thriving industries across the country.

The Role:

We are seeking a technically skilled and security-conscious Identity and Access Engineer to join our Platform Services team. This role is central to maintaining secure, scalable, and modern identity services across the department. The team are also responsible for Windows Server environments, security tools and privileged access management, which this role will contribute to. You will work closely with colleagues across the ICT area and business areas in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

• Support and maintain enterprise identity management platforms including Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), Unify Broker.
• Contribute to the support and maintenance of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions such as CyberArk and Secret Server.
• Provide broad operational support for Windows Server environments, including SCOM, MECM and AD.
• Undertake troubleshooting and provide advice to stakeholders on identity and access issues and workflows.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cyber, HR and application teams to deliver secure identity services.
• Drive continual improvement of identity and access workflows, models and configurations to improve security posture and user experience.
• Create and contribute to quality documentation such as change records, procedures, designs, security assessments and knowledge articles.
• Actively share knowledge and support the upskilling of staff within the team.

Skills and Experience Required:

1.Experience with IAM and PAM principles, access governance and access control, including knowledge and experience with IAM technology such as MIM, Unify Broker and EntraID.

2.Detailed Windows Server understanding and experience including Active Directory, Entra ID, DNS, PKI, ADFS, File and Print, DFS, Microsoft System Centre products and Intune (SCOM, SCCM/MECM) and GPO with Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)

3.Understanding of Cyber Security tools and methodologies including application whitelisting, host-based firewalls, vulnerability scanners and device control

What is on offer:

Location and Contract Term:
This role is based in Canberra. 6 month contract with 2 x 12 month contract extension options.

Security Requirements:
Applicants must be Australian Citizens and hold a baseline security clearance

How to Apply

Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Submissions close COB Tuesday the 28th of October 2025.

Please call Lisa Berjak on for any further information
. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client-requested checks

Why partner with Whizdom?

We're Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different The Whizdom way

• We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet
• We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We've been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
• We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.

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