Identity and Access Management (IAM) Specialist

About us

Mantel is an Australian-owned IT Professional Services consultancy, focused on emerging technology to help advance our clients by leveragingAI, Digital, Cloud, Data & Security technology. We are a fully AI-enabled technology consultancy and the partner that bridges the gap between blue-sky ambition and practical steps to deliver value. Since our inception in November 2017, we have experienced remarkable growth across Australia & New Zealand and are honoured to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 6 years in a row!

We hire smart and talented people and get out of their way. As a principle-based organisation, we have a flat structure with no hierarchy. By focusing on our five principles and not getting caught up in red tape, we trust you to get the job done!

Security

Working in our emerging and growing cybersecurity capability, you will work closely with clients across our teams. Mantel presents a cohesive, integrated cybersecurity capability, bringing together security specialists with our broader cloud, data, and digital teams. Our capabilities span governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), cyber engineering, and offensive security, enabling large-scale cyber security initiatives for our clients.

About the role

As an IAM Specialist you will be responsible for a range of activities including evaluating, assessing, designing and implementing identity and access management solutions. You will work closely with clients to understand their requirements and develop IAM and/or Zero Trust strategies suited to their unique environments.

As a Security Identity Specialist, you will:

• Collaborate with companies of various sizes with complex identity and access management requirements.
• Design scalable identity and access management solutions across multiple on premises and cloud-based applications that align with clients' security goals.
• Design enterprise zero trust solutions using market leading vendor products and services.
• Provide technical leadership on identity and/or zero trust projects, support internal and client teams with IAM-related matters such as identity migration projects and identity governance uplift projects.
• Conduct security assessments and health checks to identify and mitigate potential risks in the IAM infrastructure and the business outcomes that the IAM services support.
• Create identity and access management policies, procedures, and controls based on industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Keep on top of the latest trends and best practices in IAM and contribute to the development of security frameworks and strategies.
• Use professional judgement while treating colleagues and clients with respect and compassion, and a demonstrated ability to display our Mantel principles

What you'll need to be successful:

• Expertise in the IAM space with demonstrated experience in designing and delivering security solutions for large enterprise
• Understand the latest trends and solutions/technologies (i.e. Zero Trust, Party Based Access etc)
• Enterprise-level knowledge of one or more IAM product suites: SailPoint, Okta, Auth0, OneLogin, Entra ID, JumpCloud, Cognito
• Understand and be able to design solutions for customer and product identity solutions that include distributed policy evaluation, multi-tenancy, enablement of dynamic policy and user/role hierarchy definitions
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to assess and solve complex situations
• Willingness to continually upskill; including learning new technologies and obtaining new certifications
• Deep understanding of corporate identity solutions i.e. Active Directory, EntraID etc
• Understand Zero Trust solution architectures and supporting technologies (i.e. ZScaler, Cloudflare, BeyondCorp)
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• At Mantel, we want you to be yourself. We trust our team members to use their professional judgment while treating colleagues and clients with respect, compassion, and professionalism in alignment with our five principles.
• You take ownership, always stepping up to help and prioritising your teammates. You're also a clear, kind communicator who makes sound decisions based on good judgement.

What you can expect from us:

• We believe in unique experiences for all. Our My Deal program allows you to tailor your yearly plan, with the support of your Leader, to decide on what's most important to you. That might be extra professional development, extra annual leave, time to work on your side hustle, or something else completely different! One size does not fit all.
• Mantel is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace, which means we are committed to improving your wellbeing at work through leading practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing
• You'll get all the tools you need to hit the ground running including a new phone, laptop & swag.
• A true investment in your AI-first career. We are a fully AI-enabled consultancy and provide you with the tools to lead. This includes access to the Mantel AI Gateway, our secure, centralised platform with multiple AI models, plus a dedicated monthly budget and a safe environment to experiment and innovate.
• You'll be genuinely supported by an organisation that cares about not only you but your family as well, Mantel offers Flexible Personal Leave options for those unplanned moments in life.
• We support a flexible hybrid approach to working which is guided by our principles; we trust each other to "make good choices" about the best workplace locations for the requirements of the project, role and client. This can change based on our client needs.
• We know you won't have one job for life. At Mantel, we believe in supporting our team to take their career in a direction that aligns with their passions. We have internal opportunities across Cloud, Data, Digital, Delivery & Security.
• Our elite partnerships are a direct result of our deep platform mastery. For you, this means you'll be working alongside teams with the highest levels of technical expertise and tackling the most complex, high-profile projects on the market. Check out our partner awards and recognitions here.

We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply.