Identity Governance Tech Lead (SailPoint)

Location: Christchurch or Wellington, New Zealand

Company

hirify.global is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest renewable electricity producer, with Meridian and Powershop supplying electricity to more than 400,000 homes, businesses, and farms.

What you will do

• Deliver the identity governance uplift by translating strategy into platform configuration, processes, and adoption.
• Design repeatable onboarding for governed systems, including access models, entitlements, approvals, certifications, and ownership responsibilities.
• Enable system-owner self-service through clear guardrails, streamlined processes, and business-oriented language.
• Simplify and standardise joiner, mover, leaver, access request, approval, and periodic review processes.
• Work with the identity squad to onboard approximately three major Meridian systems during 2027.
• Configure and roll out SailPoint or a comparable identity governance and administration platform with internal teams and delivery partners.

Requirements

• Experience delivering or materially contributing to identity governance, access management, or IGA initiatives in a medium-to-large organisation.
• Practical understanding of SailPoint or a comparable IGA platform; hands-on configuration experience is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management, access requests and approvals, roles, entitlements, access reviews, segregation of duties, and privileged access governance.
• Working knowledge of Entra ID, Active Directory, authentication, directory synchronisation, APIs, SCIM, and enterprise integration approaches.
• Ability to analyse access data, translate entitlements into business meaning, identify governance gaps, and support remediation.
• Ability to work in Christchurch or Wellington, New Zealand.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful work supporting New Zealand’s renewable energy future and emissions reduction.
• Career development opportunities and supportive teams.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and neurodiversity.
• Collaborative workplace guided by the values of being gutsy, being in the waka, and being a good human.
• Inclusive office environment that supports belonging and celebrates achievements.

Hiring process

• Applications close Friday 9 October.
• Accessibility support is available during the application process.