Senior Platform Engineer ( Active Directory)

Do work that matters

Technology function at CBA is responsible for world leading application of technology across every aspect of CommBank to ensure the highest levels of customer service through world-class process excellence and technology innovation. 

This position will pre-dominantly be based at Commonwealth Bank's state of the art Eveleigh office's although we also provide flexible working conditions and also provide the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment.

See yourself in our team

We are looking for a seasoned professional with experience in a complex operating environment to take on a role of Senior Engineer for the CommBank Group.  You will be joining a team about to embark on an extensive modernisation agenda and your skills and expertise will be at the forefront of its delivery.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for providing day to day operational support as well as input into the delivery of the team’s strategic initiatives in the EntraID / Active Directory space.  
 

• Design and implement IAM solutions using platforms such as Entra ID (Azure AD), PingIdentity, and Okta

• Develop and maintain secure authentication and authorisation flows using SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, and SCIM provisioning standards

• Integrate IAM capabilities into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, and TeamCity

• Apply Zero Trust architecture principles to strengthen identity posture across enterprise systems

• Automate identity lifecycle management and access governance using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and
  Configuration as Code practices on AWS and Azure platforms

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define role-based access controls, manage privileged identities, and enforce MFA policies.

• Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related issues across cloud-native and legacy environments.

We’re interested in hearing from people who

• Take the lead in low to moderate complexity work projects, including estimation, design, installation, configuration, integration and productionising of information technology system components.

• Prioritise rapid, automated and safe deployment of technical solutions.

• Take accountability for the assimilation of platforms into their ecosystems, concentrating on all aspects of the stack including hardware and networking, data handling and the flow through to application and integration points.

• Focus on non-functional aspects such as security, reliability, performance, maintainability, scalability and usability. Ensure that platforms meet service level objectives in addition to business requirements.

• Apply and promote industry best practices and patterns, as well as application non-negotiables.

• Contribute to the strategic engineering goals within own team and platform.

• Lead support and technical troubleshooting responsibilities for production systems.

• Drive continuous improvement for the system and team processes.

Tech skills

• Solid knowledge of Active Directory, EntraID, Modern Authentication and Authorisation protocols.  A good understanding of general IAM principles and the Microsoft Identity ecosystem.

• Scripting/Powershell skills.  The ability to write code to simplify processes, solve issues and identify problems.

• Knowledge and experience of modern infrastructure build and deployment mechanisms.

• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code using tools

• Knowledge of CI/CD and automation tools like Github, GitHub Actions, TeamCity, CI/CD pipeline desirable.

If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you. Apply today!