About the role

Identity Architect | 6-Month Contract | Auckland

We’re partnering with a large enterprise organisation undergoing a significant identity and cloud transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Identity Architect to join the environment on an initial 6-month contract.

This is a key architecture role focused on shaping and modernising enterprise identity across both workforce and customer identity environments within a large-scale Microsoft-heavy ecosystem.

The programme sits within a complex hybrid environment currently transitioning from on-premises infrastructure into cloud-native identity services.

The role requires someone who can operate strategically while still remaining hands-on and technically credible across IAM, cloud identity, federation, governance, and enterprise security controls.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and evolving enterprise IAM architecture across workforce and customer identity environments
• Defining identity integration patterns across hybrid and cloud platforms
• Leading architecture decisions around privileged access, RBAC, ABAC, MFA, SSO, federation, and identity governance
• Supporting cloud migration initiatives with secure identity-first architecture approaches
• Driving identity governance and access management uplift initiatives
• Working across Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft 365, and SailPoint environments
• Designing federation and authentication models using SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, SCIM, and LDAP
• Engaging closely with security, cloud, infrastructure, risk, and application teams across the wider programme

What we’re looking for:

• Strong enterprise IAM architecture experience within large and complex environments
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft identity technologies including Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure RBAC, Conditional Access, and M365
• Experience across hybrid cloud and cloud migration programmes
• Strong understanding of identity governance, privileged access, toxic combinations, and least privilege models
• Experience across both workforce identity (WIAM) and customer identity (CIAM) environments is highly desirable
• Strong stakeholder engagement and architecture communication capability
• Experience within enterprise-scale transformation programmes

What’s on offer:

• Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential
• $150–$160 per hour + GST
• Large-scale transformation programme
• Enterprise Microsoft and cloud identity environment
• Immediate and urgent start

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile transformation initiative where identity sits at the centre of enterprise security and cloud modernisation.