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Senior Identity Engineer - Automation
at Macquarie
Mid LevelNo visa sponsorshipAWS/GCP/Azure DevOps
Posted 6 days ago
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- Not specified AUD
- City
- Sydney
- Country
- Australia
Currency: $ (AUD)
Join our fast-paced Directory Services team as a Senior Identity Engineer with expertise in automation to deliver a next generation Modern Authentication environment. You will be part of a cross functional team developing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise authentication and authorisation in a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining automation scripts for identity management tasks (e.g., PowerShell, Azure Automation), onboarding to MFA, managing Conditional Access policies, driving automation, reporting and alerting initiatives to ensure robust and stable authentication services. Your day-to-day will focus on continuous improvements and platform support to enable secure, scalable authentication across Macquarie.
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Senior Identity Engineer - Automation
Additional office locations
Sydney
Job ID
19479
Date
19-Feb-2026
Permanent - Full time, Mid-senior
Job category
Technology - Engineering
Join our fast-paced Directory Services team as a Senior Identity Engineer with expertise in automation to deliver a next generation Modern Authentication environment. You will be part of a cross functional team developing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise authentication and authorisation in a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.
What role will you play?
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You will be responsible for the operational management and enhancement of our authentication platforms, including Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). You will be involved in application onboarding to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), managing Conditional Access policies, driving automation, reporting, and alerting initiatives to ensure robust and stable authentication services. You will focus on continuous improvements and platform support with the goal to achieve a highly available Authentication capability for all applications used within Macquarie.
Your day-to-day will include developing and maintaining automation scripts for identity management tasks (e.g., PowerShell, Azure Automation), creating and delivering regular reports on authentication activity, security incidents, and operational health, and implementing alerting solutions to detect and respond to authentication anomalies and service disruptions.
What you offer
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- Extensive experience with Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Hands-on experience with MFA solutions (e.g., Azure MFA, third-party MFA providers)
- Proficiency in PowerShell or other scripting languages for automation
- Familiarity with Conditional Access, SSO, and identity governance concepts
- Experience with monitoring and reporting tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Sentinel, Splunk)
- Exposure to automation platforms (e.g., Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Azure certifications), experience with cloud identity management and hybrid environments, and knowledge of security frameworks and regulatory requirements (i.e. iso, NIST, GDPR) are highly regarded.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What we offer
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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:
- 1 wellbeing leave day per year
- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About Technology
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Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.
Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.
