Systems Engineering Manager - Identity & Access Management

Canva
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Skills: ["Leadership","Coaching","Mentoring","Communication","Data-driven prioritization"]

Lead and grow a team of IAM Systems Engineers and an Operations Manager, owning the delivery and continuous improvement of secure, reliable, scalable identity and access management services. Partner closely to evolve operational practices and service management. Drive strategic IAM programs across IT, Security, and Infra, review complex designs and incidents, and use metrics to prioritize improvements and measure outcomes.

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Systems Engineering Manager - Identity & Access Management

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Job Summary

Lead and grow a team of IAM Systems Engineers and an Operations Manager, owning the delivery and continuous improvement of secure, reliable, scalable identity and access management services. Partner closely to evolve operational practices and service management. Drive strategic IAM programs across IT, Security, and Infra, review complex designs and incidents, and use metrics to prioritize improvements and measure outcomes.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, coach, and develop a highly engaged team of IAM Systems Engineers and an Operations Manager.
  • •Own delivery and continuous improvement of secure, reliable, scalable IAM services.
  • •Partner with the Operations Manager to evolve operational practices, service management, and team effectiveness.
  • •Lead strategic programs to bring Canva’s long-term IAM vision to life across IT, Security, and Infra.
  • •Review technical designs and change proposals and support escalations for complex IAM requests and incidents.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Lead and grow high-performing technical teams across local and distributed environments.
  • •Strong coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers and emerging leaders.
  • •Deep experience in identity and access management with hands-on knowledge of SCIM, SAML, and OpenID Connect.
  • •Configure enterprise identity capabilities including single sign-on, lifecycle management, and multi-factor authentication.
  • •Use operational data and service metrics to spot trends, prioritize work, and improve service outcomes.
Skills:LeadershipCoachingMentoringCommunicationData-driven prioritization
Languages:English
Tech Stack:IAMSCIMSAMLOpenID ConnectSingle sign-onMulti-factor authenticationOktaTerraformGitOpsOkta Terraform ProviderWorkatoIdentity governanceInfrastructure-as-codeMFA

Company Brief

Canva
Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Founded: 2012
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