Hey there, IDAM folks. Let’s talk modern authentication. Not the clunky, bolted-on kind, but robust, friction-aware, phishing-resistant authentication that works for people, platforms, and products alike.
This full-time IDAM Engineer role in Sydney sits within a lean, highly technical security team. You’ll work across IT, engineering, and product teams to drive secure identity across users, devices, and services, including systems that don’t live in the cloud and some incredibly interesting kit.
If you love solving complex problems at scale, automating away toil, and pushing towards a Zero Trust model, you’ll feel right at home.
This is a hands-on engineering role, and a strategic one, too, which requires a few days per week in the office. You just might like that as this office has a distinct “cool” factor to it. You’ll help shape how authentication and access controls evolve in a product-led environment where security is a first-class citizen.
What’s in it for you? - A base salary in the mid-mid/high $100’s range (plus super), depending on your experience and strengths.
- You’ll get to work on technically novel systems with layered threat models — not just webapps and cloud infra.
- You’ll be given space to lead initiatives and run with ideas. Truly, if you thrive in autonomy and prefer ownership over red tape, this is the place.
- You'll collaborate with a highly capable, agile, “get stuff done” team of engineers who care about security, quality, and doing things right.
- You’ll enjoy a social aspect, if that’s your cuppa – run club, badminton, after work drinks, etc. This isn’t an “all work and no play” type place.
What will you be doing? “Typical day” here? Unlikely, but you’ll likely:
- Lead identity and access initiatives across both internal and customer-facing systems.
- Drive phishing-resistant MFA across the business.
- Create and roll-out JIT access controls for high-privilege environments.
- Help build out device and user identity that integrates cleanly with BYOD and internal systems.
- Influence the broader Zero Trust architecture and identity strategy.
- Jump into cross-functional projects that touch security, infra, and product authentication.
What skills do you need to bring? - You’ll be an experienced technical IDAM practitioner with a background in CS, IT, or equivalent on-the-tools experience.
- You know how to build secure things with the likes of Python, and you follow strong engineering practices.
- You understand modern app security, IaC, and can comfortably work in a Linux-first, cloud-based environment.
- You know your way around modelling complex threats, cryptographic protocols, and authentication/authorisation protocols like SAML, OAuth.
- Bonus points if you bring creative problem-solving, systems thinking, and the ability to explain deeply technical concepts in plain language.
The reality of this role… You won’t just be implementing identity checklists; you’ll be solving meaningful security problems at the infrastructure and product level. If you’re passionate about scalable security and ready to build systems that raise the bar, this role is worth a look.
Interested? Shoot through a message and let’s chat. There’s plenty more detail we can share in confidence to help you work out if this one’s for you.
HOW TO APPLY Firstly, please know that any application you make is treated with abject confidentiality. The only people who will know you’ve applied are you & me. Reach out, and let’s chat about what you want.
Click APPLY and/or contact Michael directly on mpearman@decipherbureau.com for a 100% confidential, informal conversation where your privacy will absolutely be respected.
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