Senior Security Solution Architect

Employment Type Permanent Closing Date 13 July 2026 11:59pm Job Title Senior Security Solution Architect Job Summary Job Description THE OPPORTUNITY Join a high-performing Security Engineering team to shape the future of identity security across Telstra.

You'll provide architecture leadership across Identity Providers, Identity Governance, Privileged Access Management, PKI, Secrets Management and modern authentication services while influencing strategic cyber security outcomes. What You’ll Do As a Senior Security Solution Architect specialising in Identity, the role is accountable for the development of solution definitions for various Enterprise Identity and Access capabilities, processes and systems.

Key accountabilities include: Developing Security Solution Architectures that enable the engineering, delivery and operation of resilient Identity and Access security capabilities across Telstra. Maintaining a strong focus on customer experience, self-service, automation and service resilience to ensure Telstra’s Enterprise Identity and Access services remain accessible, performant and highly available.

Co-developing identity requirements to ensure that identity solutions being designed meet both functional and non-functional requirements and achieve the intended business outcomes. Developing re-usable Identity-related design and integration patterns with a view to enabling effective security automation and rapid identity service onboarding.

Effectively collaborating with various subject matter experts across Telstra, including Enterprise and Security Architects, Security Engineers and System/Product Owners to drive solution alignment with stakeholder needs. Contributing to identity-related technology evaluation activities being undertaken by Security Engineers and SMEs through success criteria input and participation in technical assessments as required.

Contributing to strategic security architecture, technology and capability roadmaps related to identity and related security domain areas. Participation in various architecture and design governance processes across Telstra as required ABOUT YOU You are an experienced Senior Solution Security Architect with deep expertise in Identity and Access Management within complex enterprise environments.

To be successful in this role, you will bring: Extensive experience in Solution Architecture within large enterprise environments. Strong Identity & Access Management experience, including IGA, PAM, IdP, PKI, PKI and Certificate Services, Human and Non-Human Identity Security, Cloud Identity Platforms and Secrets Management Experience designing cloud, hybrid and on-premises security solutions.

Strong understanding of identity protocols such as OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, LDAP and FIDO2. Proven ability to influence stakeholders and communicate with both technical and executive audiences. Knowledge of security frameworks and standards including ACSC ISM, NIST and industry IAM practices.

Relevant tertiary qualification in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline. Relevant cyber security, architecture or identity certifications will be highly regarded.