"Senior Identity Engineer"

Senior Identity Engineer

• Office of Corporate Services
• Perth, Western Australia
• Contract Full Time

Date posted: 17/3/2026

• Full-time, fixed-term, 12-month contract - Bentley Campus
• On-campus amenities including a gym, medical and childcare centre
• Hybrid working including 2 days per week from home

Reference: 1487318

About the Role

Curtin University is seeking an experienced Senior Identity Engineer to join our Digital Identity team within Digital & Technology Solutions (DTS). In this senior technical role, you will play a critical part in designing, securing, and optimising identity platforms that support a large and diverse university community.

You will provide technical leadership across enterprise identity platforms, ensuring reliable, secure and scalable identity services across both on-premises and cloud environments. The role requires someone with strong experience managing large hybrid identity environments, integrating modern cloud identity capabilities with established enterprise infrastructure.

This role also offers the opportunity to contribute to major identity initiatives across the University, including projects focused on identity governance, access lifecycle management, privileged access security and the ongoing improvement of Curtin’s enterprise identity platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, management and optimisation of Curtin’s digital identity platforms
• Support and enhance Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory environments at enterprise scale
• Drive improvements to hybrid identity synchronisation and directory integration services (Microsoft Entra Connect Sync)
• Provide expert advice on identity and access management (IAM) to projects and IT teams across the University
• Monitor and troubleshoot identity systems, resolving incidents and ensuring service reliability
• Contribute to the design and implementation of secure authentication, authorisation and federation services
• Mentor team members and provide technical leadership within the Digital Identity team
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards and best practices for identity technologies
• Collaborate across IT teams, vendors and stakeholders to deliver secure and innovative identity solutions

Selection Criteria:

We are looking for someone with strong enterprise identity experience and a passion for secure digital platforms.

You will bring:

• Extensive experience managing large-scale Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory environments
• Experience with IAM lifecycle management and identity governance processes across enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of identity security controls including PIM, PAM, JIT access, JEA and identity protection
• Experience with federation technologies including SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect
• Strong understanding of authentication and directory protocols including Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP and LDAPS
• Experience with PowerShell automation and Microsoft Graph API
• Experience supporting identity platforms in large enterprise production environments at scale
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead complex technical initiatives
• Demonstrated experience working within large hybrid identity environments spanning on-premises infrastructure and cloud platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID and AWS environments
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across technical and business teams

Desirable

• Experience with identity platforms such as Ping Identity, SailPoint or CyberArk
• Relevant certifications in identity or cloud technologies

Role Requirements:

As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role

Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction

Your new Team – Digital Identity

The Digital Identity team is responsible for the design, operation and security of Curtin’s enterprise identity platforms supporting over 100K identities across staff, students and service accounts. The environment spans hybrid identity services across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and federation platforms such as Ping Identity, as well as cloud environments including AWS. The team supports federation and single sign-on integrations, identity lifecycle processes and identity security controls across the University’s enterprise applications and digital services.

About Curtin University

Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2025 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/

What We Offer You:

This 12-month fixed-term role with potential for extension offers a salary package of $119,125 – $126,950 (G08) per annum, plus 17% superannuation.

This position supports hybrid working arrangements, with the flexibility to work up to two days per week from home, while remaining connected to a collaborative team environment on Curtin’s Bentley campus.

Working at Curtin also provides the opportunity to be involved in major identity transformation initiatives, including the next phase of our Digital Identity program with the rollout of modern identity governance and privileged access management capabilities.

Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.

For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/

Join Us!

If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:

• Up-to-date Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and demonstrating how your background meets the position’s selection criteria (noted above) - no more than two pages

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on CurtinCareers@curtin.edu.au or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Applications will not be accepted via this email address, and late applications will not be accepted.

Applications close: 8.30pm (AWST), 31 March 2026

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, remove the advert, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time.