Solution Architect - Identity

About the role

ANZ New Zealand is undertaking a major technology transformation centred on identity: how customers and staff prove who they are, sign in and how AI agents act safely on their behalf. As Solution Architect - Identity, you will help shape the future of the Identity Architecture, designing and implementing standardised patterns for identification, authentication and authorisation. The role is based in Wellington or Auckland, permanent, 37.5 hours per week.

Key responsibilities

• Shape the direction of ANZ's Identity Architecture so that customer and workforce identity solutions meet immediate needs and long-term strategy.
• Develop identity solution designs, authentication and authorisation flows and options analyses balancing customer experience, assurance, value and delivery.
• Build alignment across business, technology and security stakeholders through governance and endorsement processes.
• Champion modern identity standards and reusable patterns with a secure-by-design focus.
• Apply a security lens to identity designs, assessing threats such as account takeover, credential compromise and token misuse.
• Influence roadmaps and investment decisions by simplifying, standardising and transitioning legacy identity platforms.
• Support the design of a customer mandates and entitlements capability, defining how customers delegate authority.

Required profile

• Ideal background in identity architecture, with solid security knowledge, platform and migration experience and stakeholder influence.
• Experience designing identity and access solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of modern identity standards and protocols, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM and FIDO2/passkeys, and interest in their evolution for agentic AI.
• Experience with customer and workforce identity platforms, authentication journeys, federation and identity lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with threat modelling, secure design and risk management frameworks; familiarity with privileged access management, cryptography and key management or fraud controls is a plus.
• Background in customer mandates, entitlements or delegated authority models is a plus.

Required skills

• OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, FIDO2/passkeys
• Threat modelling and secure design
• Stakeholder influence and strong communication skills

Flexible working arrangements are available, and the application is made through the ANZ careers site using reference number 107132.