Security Engineering Senior Engineer

Telstra; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related pay

Learning programs

Global presence

Purchased annual leave

Telstra day off

Telstra product discounts

Toolkit provided

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Security Engineering Senior Engineer to join the Identity and Access Governance team in Melbourne. You will lead the design, development and integration of SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions across a complex enterprise, with emphasis on automation and security uplift.

You will mentor Identity Engineers, manage complex integrations, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable outcomes for Telstra’s global operations.

Qualifications

• Senior Security Engineer with hands-on Identity Governance experience, ideally SailPoint IdentityIQ in a large enterprise.
• Comfortable leading complex integrations and partnering with stakeholders to deliver secure outcomes.
• Experience with directory services integration and automation in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead SailPoint IdentityIQ integrations with Telstra systems using out-of-the-box capabilities.
• Guide Identity Engineers across analysis, design, build, deployment and production support with a focus on automation.
• Analyse identity requirements to provide effective solutions for internal customers.

Skills

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Identity governance

Automation

Security engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Active Directory

SCIM 2.0

Java

Tomcat

Unix scripting

Job description

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

30 Oct 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Security Engineering Senior Engineer

Job Summary

Job Description

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.

You will have experience with :

• SailPoint IdentityIQ, including Wworkflows, 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.

You’ll work on technology that directly supports Telstra’s security posture and access governance maturity, while collaborating with experienced engineers across a large-scale enterprise environment. We value different perspectives, practical problem-solving and inclusive teamwork.

If you meet most, but not all, of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

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