Cloud Security Engineer, Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement enterprise identity solutions leveraging Okta Workforce Identity Cloud services.

• Lead application onboarding using SAML OIDC/OAuth SCIM provisioning federation and lifecycle management.

• Thoroughly understands and ensures authentication MFA and access management patterns are followed. Maintains improved security and user experience.

• Partner with cloud and platform engineering teams to integrate identity controls across enterprise platforms and cloud environments.
• Develop automation solutions using APIs scripting workflows and CI/CD pipelines to improve scalability and reduce manual effort.

• Automate operational processes platform governance controls application onboarding activities and compliance reporting.

• Identifies opportunities for platform engineering best practices including GitHub-based CI/CD deployment models testing strategies release management and configuration standardization.

• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and capabilities to improve scalability reliability security and operational effectiveness.
• Thoroughly understand platform resiliency initiatives include disaster recovery planning service continuity testing monitoring observability and operational readiness reviews.

• Participate in production support and critical incident response while driving permanent engineering solutions that eliminate recurring operational issues.

• Lead root cause analysis activities and implement preventative controls to improve platform stability.

• Establish and maintain monitoring alerting and operational dashboards that provide visibility into platform health and key performance indicators.
• Support audit readiness through controls governance practices documentation and evidence management.

• Manage production changes platform upgrades vulnerability remediation and operational support.

• Identify opportunities to adopt new capabilities that strengthen security reliability and efficiency.
• Lead complex initiatives across cybersecurity cloud infrastructure and application teams.

• Influence architecture decisions engineering standards and platform roadmaps through strong technical expertise and stakeholder engagement.

• Mentor engineers promote knowledge sharing and strengthen team capability through coaching and technical guidance.

• Drive measurable improvements in automation onboarding velocity platform resiliency audit readiness and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of broad experience working on large-scale systems or services Cloud Security Engineering Identity Platform Engineering Identity and Access Management or related disciplines.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS.
• Strong experience with:
  • AWS services including Lambda and Secrets Manager

• • SAML 2.0 OIDC/OAuth 2.0 SCIM

• • APIs Application Sign-On Policies/Patterns

• • CI/CD pipelines GitHub-based delivery and scripting

• • Identity lifecycle management and federation design

• • Splunk/syslog analysis ability to troubleshoot complex authentication issues

• • Incident management root cause analysis and production support
• Technical leadership and strategic thinking

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Executive and stakeholder communication

• Driving outcomes through ambiguity

• Incident leadership and operational excellence

• Continuous improvement and production change leadership
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code preferred

• Okta Certified Professional preferred
• Knowledge of FastPass Device Assurance preferred

• Directory services preferred

Special Factors

Sponsorship

About Vanguard

At Vanguard we dont just have a missionwere on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.