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Employment Type: 12-month daily rate contract role, UNSW IT Cyber Security Location: Kensington campus in Sydney NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working) minimum 2 days in the office. This job is based in Australia. About UNSW UNSW is a leading global university with a diverse and talented community committed to purposeful, impactful work. Ranked among the worlds top 50 universities, and a member of Australias group of Eight, UNSW is known for excellence in education, research and innovation. About The Role The UNSW IT Cyber Security directorate drives the strategic uplift of cyber security across the University. With several major cyber initiatives underway, this role plays a key part in their success. The Cyber IAM Technical Project Manager is responsible for delivering complex, technologyled initiatives within the Universitys Cyber Security Enablement Program a multiyear program focused on materially reducing cyber security risk through modern identity and access capabilities and business transformation. The role is primarily accountable for managing and successfully delivering multiple concurrent IAM projects, with a strong emphasis on technical implementation of Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution. This includes leading the delivery of capabilities such as identity lifecycle management, authentication and federation, access governance, and application integration, ensuring alignment with the Universitys 2023 IAM Strategy, enterprise architecture, and cyber security standards. Accountabilities Plan, lead, and deliver Saviynt IGA solution as part of a broader Cyber Security and IAM program, managing interdependencies across systems such as directories (e.g. AD, Microsoft Entra ID), HR systems, student systems, and enterprise applications. Drive endtoend delivery of IGA capabilities, including identity lifecycle management (joiner/mover/leaver), access request and approval workflows, rolebased access control (RBAC), certification campaigns, and segregation of duties (SoD), ensuring alignment with the Universitys IAM strategy and security standards. Define and manage detailed technical scope, requirements, and success criteria for IGA onboarding and integrations, ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, audit, and data governance requirements. Collaborate closely with enterprise and solution architects, engineers, and vendors to translate business requirements into scalable IGA designs and ensure successful implementation across authoritative sources and target systems. Establish and maintain effective project governance, apply structured delivery methodologies, and proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and technical constraints. Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations, ensuring alignment with technical workstreams (e.g. IGA platform, application onboarding, data integration, and access governance), vendor deliverables, and integration milestones. Who You Are Demonstrated experience delivering complex, enterprisescale technology projects across the full project lifecycle, with a strong focus on cyber security and identity domains, including Identity and Access Management and Identity Governance and Administration. Strong technical expertise in IGA implementation and endtoend delivery of IGA platforms (e.g. onboarding, configuration, and rollout of identity governance capabilities). Design and implementation of JoinerMoverLeaver (JML) processes and automated access lifecycle management. RoleBased Access Control (RBAC) and/or AttributeBased Access Control (ABAC) design and optimization. Certification and attestation campaigns (e.g. access reviews, SoD controls), segregation of duties (SoD) modelling, rule definition, and conflict management. Integration with authoritative sources (e.g. HR systems, Student systems) and downstream target systems (applications, directories, SaaS). Technical experience in APIbased and connectorbased integrations (e.g. SCIM, REST, LDAP, AD, cloud identity platforms). Strong technical delivery capability, with experience managing projects involving complex integrations across identity platforms, directories, authentication services, and enterprise applications. Proven leadership and people management skills, with experience leading crossfunctional teams of architects, engineers, business analysts, and vendors to deliver secure and scalable IAM/IGA solutions. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes. Demonstrated experience applying structured delivery methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, PMBOK, Agile/Hybrid), with strong governance, risk, and assurance practices. Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience. Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training. Experience in the University and/or Higher Education sector would be highly advantageous. To Apply If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Who You Are section. More Information Contact Jen MacLachlan, Talent Partner, UNSW IT. Applications close: Wednesday 13th of May at 11.30pm UNSW is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. #J-18808-Ljbffr