Job Description

Tech Lead – Consumer Identity & Access Management (CIAM)

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18 months with one extension

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Location: QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW

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We are seeking an experienced CIAM Tech Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership across the implementation and integration of large-scale Consumer Identity & Access Management solutions.

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This is a senior engineering role combining hands-on development, solution design and technical leadership. You will build features, review code, solve complex implementation challenges and mentor engineers while helping deliver secure and scalable identity solutions within a complex enterprise environment.

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Key Duties & Responsibilities

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Lead the technical implementation of enterprise CIAM solutions.
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Remain hands-on with software development while maintaining a high-quality and maintainable codebase.
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Design solutions for complex identity and access management challenges.
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Troubleshoot complex technical and integration issues.
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Conduct code reviews, unit testing and integration testing.
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Contribute to technical estimation, refinement and delivery planning.
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Mentor and upskill engineers and act as a technical escalation point for the team.
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Collaborate with other engineering and platform teams to integrate CIAM solutions with enterprise systems.
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Drive modern engineering practices and leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality.
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Provide technical guidance to support solution design and project planning.
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What we are looking for

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Solid CIAM engineering experience, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC) and hands-on customization/integration of platforms such as Auth0, Okta, ForgeRock or Ping Identity.
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Proven technical leadership with strong unit/integration testing (Jest or similar), mentoring and code-review experience, plus exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or Cursor.
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Highly Desirable

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Experience configuring and customising SaaS CIAM platforms.
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Experience developing and integrating microservices within AWS, Azure or GCP environments.
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Solid understanding of authentication, authorization and up-to-date identity patterns.
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Experience working with complex, high-volume consumer identity environments.
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📌 Tech Lead Ciam New South Wales
🏢 SKL Technology
📍 New South Wales