Security Engineering Senior Engineer

Telstra Corporation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance pay

Learning programs

Global presence

Purchased leave

Telstra day off

Product discounts

Toolkit provided

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Security Engineering Senior Engineer to lead identity governance initiatives within a large enterprise. You will design, implement and integrate SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions, focusing on automation and secure delivery across Telstra's enterprise environment.

You will guide Identity Engineers, support onboarding, and ensure robust security controls. The role requires experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ, Java-based tech, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and CI/CD pipelines;

Qualifications

• Senior Security Engineer with hands-on Identity Governance experience.
• Experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ in a large enterprise.
• Strong focus on automation and secure delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and integration of SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions.
• Guide Identity Engineers across analysis, design, build, deployment, and support.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, design and test cases.

Skills

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Identity governance

Automation

Java/J2EE

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

CI/CD pipelines

Active Directory / SCIM 2.0

Tools

Kubernetes

Tomcat

MySQL/Oracle

Unix scripting

Job description

Employment Type Permanent

Closing Date 8 Oct 2026 11:59pm

Job Title Security Engineering Senior Engineer

Job Summary We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network. This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice. Join Telstra’s Identity and Access Governance team and help strengthen how our people, partners and systems access critical services.

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What you’ll do

In this senior engineering role, you’ll lead the design, development and integration of SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions across a complex enterprise environment, with a strong focus on automation, security uplift and practical delivery.

Lead SailPoint IdentityIQ integrations with Telstra internal systems, developing and enhancing patterns of integrations with various target systems for rapid onboarding using out of the box capabilities.

Guide Identity Engineers across analysis, design, build, deployment and production support activities, with a strong focus on automation.

Analyse and advise on Identity requirements to ensure effective and appropriate solutions are being provided to the internal customers during application onboarding.

Maintain tracking and traceability between requirements, design, and test cases to demonstrate evidence of milestones to achieve solutions.

About you

You’re a senior Security Engineer with hands‑on experience in Identity Governance and Administration, ideally with SailPoint IdentityIQ in a large enterprise environment. You’re comfortable leading complex integrations, solving technical problems and partnering with stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable outcomes.

Requirements

• You will have experience with: SailPoint IdentityIQ, including Workflows, forms, access rules, connectors, APIs and Standard Services Build.
• Application and identity provider integrations with directory services.
• Java, J2EE, Tomcat, MySQL, Oracle, Unix scripting or related engineering technologies.
• Kubernetes, AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
• CI/CD DevOps pipelines, Active Directory, Azure AD or SCIM 2.0.

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We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. From our earliest days in the Postmaster General’s Office to the Australian icon we are today, the heart of Telstra has never changed. We’ve always been committed to being a great place to work as we make the world a better place too. Working at Telstra, we all have a why. Whether it’s endless career opportunities, an amazing work-life balance or being able to make a difference, we all know why we’re motivated to be our best here. Our people find purpose and pride in being part of Telstra, because we support the things that matter most.

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