Job Description
Senior - Principal IAM Consultant - SailPoint
About the Opportunity
Our client is a leading cyber, digital, and cloud transformation consultancy delivering critical security programs across regulated industries, enterprise clients, and critical infrastructure in Australia.
Their Cyber Detection & Response practice supports clients with advanced identity, access governance, and security operations capabilities. They are now seeking a Snr-Principal SailPoint Consultant to join their team and contribute to several high-priority identity programs across key ANZ clients.
Role Overview
The IAM Consultant / SailPoint Consultant will play a lead role in designing, engineering, and implementing enterprise-wide identity and access governance solutions. You will be responsible for defining access models, enforcing governance standards, and delivering high-quality technical configuration within the SailPoint platform (IdentityIQ or IdentityNow).
This position requires both hands-on SailPoint expertise and strong stakeholder engagement skills, working closely with business, risk, audit, and technology teams across multiple client environments.
Key Responsibilities
Access Governance & Role Design
Design and implement enterprise-wide access control frameworks for clients
Define and document RBAC models, entitlement structures, and control mechanisms aligned with security, compliance, and client-specific requirements
Develop and maintain Access Control Design Documents covering governance, workflows, and operational processes
Ensure enforcement of least privilege and segregation of duties (SoD) policies across client systems
360 consulting role, configuring and implementing functional, business, and technical roles within SailPoint (IIQ or IDN)
Lead role modelling, identity lifecycle development, policy design, and attribute/entitlement mapping
Deliver repeatable onboarding processes for new client applications, including workflow configuration and connector integration
Use Git and established change management procedures for version control and deployment
Stakeholder Engagement
Work with internal and client-side stakeholders to analyse access requirements, entitlement needs, and governance gaps
Provide expert guidance on identity governance, compliance controls, and risk mitigation
Act as a trusted advisor across multiple client engagements, ensuring alignment with regulatory and audit expectations
Operational Delivery
Establish sustainable processes for role lifecycle management across client IAM environments
Support troubleshooting, enhancements, and continuous improvement of SailPoint implementations
Contribute to internal playbooks, templates, and delivery standards
Skills & Experience Required
Proven experience as a SailPoint SME, IAM Engineer, Functional or Presales, or Identity Governance Consultant
Hands-on configuration of SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) or IdentityNow (IDN) including workflows, rules, connectors, and provisioning logic
Strong experience designing and implementing RBAC, SoD controls, and governance frameworks
Experience using Git for code versioning and change management
Ability to analyse access requirements and produce clear entitlement and role mapping documentation
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across business, risk, audit, and technical domains
Experience working within regulated industries (finance, government, critical infrastructure) highly valued
Nice to Have:
SailPoint, IAM, or security certifications
Experience working within large consulting environments
Exposure to cloud identity, Azure AD / Entra ID, or broader security operations
What's On Offer
Opportunity to work on high-profile identity governance programs across major ANZ clients
Exposure to complex, enterprise-scale IAM implementations in regulated industries
Collaborative consulting environment with experienced cyber and identity professionals
Career progression opportunities within a growing practice
Competitive salary package
You can apply directly via the job ad or you can send me your CV to max@jenkinbeattie.com
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