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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hybrid
The Opportunity
At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.
IAM Security Engineer
Help protect Australia's critical energy infrastructure.
At APA, we're looking for an IAM Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security team and play a key role in securing identity and access across our enterprise. You'll help operate, support and improve our Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) capabilities under approved standards and processes, supporting secure and compliant access to systems, applications and data.
What you'll be doing
Administer and support IAM, PAM and IGA platforms across the business
Manage and support user Joiner, Mover and Leaver (JML) processes including access requests and reviews, access governance, compliance activities, and privileged access processes
Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related identity lifecycle, access request and revalidation, and authentication and authorisation issues across supported IAM services and integrations
Support, maintain and contribute to improvements for Delinea PAM, Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Identity Governance services
Automate processes and improve operational efficiency using PowerShell and other scripting tool
Support integration of IAM services with enterprise applications, cloud services and third-party platforms
Participate in incident response, platform maintenance, upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives
What you'll bring
Tertiary qualifications in IT, Cyber Security or a related field
Proven experience in IAM engineering, administration or service delivery
Hands-on experience with IAM, PAM or IGA technologies in enterprise environments
Strong knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and identity infrastructure
Experience troubleshooting authentication, authorisation and access governance issues
Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell and/or Python
Experience with Delinea (preferred), CyberArk or similar PAM solutions
Exposure to Microsoft Identity Governance, SailPoint, Okta or equivalent platforms is highly regarded
Excellent communication, problem-solving and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with application owners, technology teams and end users
Working at APA
At APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.
We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.
We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.
We are APA
At APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges: the energy transition. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.
We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.
As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.
Our customer focused approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.
We are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.
Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you.
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.
Role closes on Saturday, 29 August 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4837APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.
