Identity Engineer - Privileged Access

Help us deliver like never before

Australia Post is delivering for all Australians. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride

Help us deliver like never before

We’re hiring an Identity Engineer – Privileged Access to play a hands-on, subject matter expert role in strengthening the security foundations of Australia Post. This role is accountable for designing, enhancing and supporting our Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, ensuring it operates reliably, securely and at scale to enable critical business services. You’ll balance delivery and operations, bringing strong technical depth, a customer-first mindset and a focus on quality, stability and continuous improvement to help uplift our overall security posture and deliver real business value.

This is a great opportunity to own and uplift our CyberArk Privileged Cloud PAM platform end-to-end, strengthening Australia Post’s security posture while enabling critical services to run reliably, securely and at scale.

What you’ll deliver with us

• Responsible for the operation, enhancement and support of the privileged access management platform: CyberArk Privileged Cloud and the services that it supports including service management. This includes fulfilling the 24×7 support obligation by participating equally in the on-call roster and duties.
• Demonstrates technical thought leadership in delivery and service optimisation keeping a continuous improvement mindset
• Provides expert technical consulting to both mature the function in BAU and deliver robust work products for projects that align to design standards, patterns and identity strategy.
• Maintains awareness of internal and external standards and compliance obligations and drives platform compliance to these standards/obligations.
• Responsible for being a supporting contact point for our internal and external stakeholders and working with our vendors where required.

About you

You’re a hands-on Identity Engineering specialist with deep expertise in Privileged Access Management, bringing a strong track record of delivering and supporting critical business services within medium to large enterprise environments. You have extensive experience across CyberArk and supporting technologies, with CyberArk Privileged Cloud highly desirable, and are recognised as a subject matter expert with demonstrated thought leadership in this space. You’ve successfully managed and governed PAM environments in line with security best practice, balancing delivery excellence with strong operational support to ensure stability, reliability and customer confidence.

You’ll also bring

• Strong technical depth across directory services and identity platforms, including LDAP, Active Directory and Entra, and are comfortable operating in complex, multicloud environments, with AWS experience highly regarded.
• Proficient in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python and Perl, and experienced working with modern engineering and delivery tooling including GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, Jira and enterprise testing platforms.
• Trusted partner who builds high value relationships across engineering, architecture, security and enablement teams, and works confidently with senior identity leaders and vendors.
• CyberArk certification.

How we’ll deliver for you

At Australia Post, we believe in investing in our people and fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment. Here’s how we’ll deliver for you:

• Career Development: We offer opportunities for professional growth and development, helping you to build a rewarding career.
• Work-Life Balance: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements to support your personal and professional needs.
• Employee Wellbeing: We prioritize the wellbeing of our employees, providing resources and support to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

We’re delivering together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.

We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees.

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au.

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