Job Description
Kia ora!
At Air New Zealand, identity plays a critical role in keeping our people, systems and business secure.
We are looking for a Cybersecurity Identity Specialist to join our Cybersecurity Identity team and help build, operate and evolve the services that manage workforce identity, authentication and access across the organisation.
This is a hands-on engineering role working across enterprise identity platforms, application integrations and identity lifecycle services. You will work with teams across Air New Zealand to deliver secure, reliable and scalable identity solutions that enable our people to access the right systems, at the right time.
We have two positions available: one at Intermediate level and one at Senior level.
What you'll be doing
- Develop, maintain and support enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) services.
- Support identity lifecycle processes including provisioning, deprovisioning, access requests, approvals and access governance.
- Implement secure authentication and authorisation using modern identity standards and best practices.
- Build and support integrations using APIs, connectors and identity workflows.
- Work with architects, infrastructure teams and application owners to design and deliver secure identity solutions.
- Support production services, investigate incidents and resolve root causes.
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Air New Zealand's enterprise identity capabilities.
What you'll bring
Ideally, you’ll have 4+ years of experience in identity engineering, cybersecurity or enterprise infrastructure, with experience in several of the following:
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or similar Identity and Access Management platforms.
- Identity Governance and Administration (IGA).
- Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory or other enterprise identity platforms.
- Identity lifecycle management, provisioning and access governance.
- CyberArk/Idira PAM
- REST APIs, application integrations and identity workflows.
- OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML or related identity standards.
- AWS EC2, EKS, RDS
- CI/CD, automation or scripting.
- Production support, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Previous Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience would be valuable, but strong infrastructure, systems or software engineering experience with an interest in identity and cybersecurity is equally important.
Experience with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, identity governance or modern authentication technologies would be an advantage.
If you bring most of this experience, along with transferable skills and the drive to grow, we'd love to hear from you.
Ready for take-off?
If you're passionate about identity engineering and enjoy solving complex security challenges, we'd love to hear from you. Join a collaborative team where you'll help shape the future of enterprise identity at one of New Zealand's most iconic organisations while continuing to grow your expertise in cybersecurity and identity.
Applications close Friday 13 November 2026.
Additional Information
At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.
"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."