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Head of Engineering IAM

Primary office location
Sydney
Additional office locations
Melbourne
Date
28-Nov-2024
Permanent - Full time, Senior
Job category
Technology - Engineering

Join our team as the Chief Engineer (Head of Engineering) User Access Management to lead the development and delivery of technology solutions that are transforming identity and access management across the entire Macquarie Group.


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 34 markets and with 55 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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As the leader of Macquarie's Identity and Access Management strategy, you will develop platforms and solutions to improve identity and access management. You will manage a global team, collaborate with various organisational teams, and handle the technology sourcing strategy, requiring engagement with senior management. Success in this role depends on a deep understanding of technology strategy, architecture, and a clear delivery roadmap.

Your leadership is pivotal in building a strong engineering culture in the User Access Management team. You will focus on attracting and retaining top talent, promoting a collaborative environment that emphasises cross-skilling, DevOps, and accountability. Your role includes creating a tech roadmap aligned with our identity strategy, envisioning future engineering and product delivery, and guiding the team to develop scalable, resilient solutions.

Your role emphasises innovation and site reliability, focusing on cloud adoption, simplifying technology, and automation to foster innovation. You will lead projects to adopt modern technologies and enhance the business, ensuring production support and platform reliability. Effective leadership, communication, and the ability to influence and collaborate across teams are key to success in driving these initiatives.


What you offer

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  • Previous experience in managing moderate or large software engineering teams (30 to 60 people).
  • Experience in communicating with senior management and senior business stakeholders.  Ability to communicate with both technical and business leaders.
  • Demonstrated ability to introduce and promote innovative solutions that have delivered concrete business impact.
  • Background in cloud technologies, for example Amazon AWS and Google Cloud.
  • Experience with common programming languages, for example Java, Python, Unix scripting, Javascript, and other languages.
  • Experience in system integrations, including Active Directory, REST API, custom API, JDBC and other integration technologies.
  • Experience with identity products such as SailPoint IdentityIQ and Active Directory are desirable but not essential for this role.


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.

About Technology

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Technology enables every aspect of our business, for our people, our customers and our communities. Bring your unique perspective and join a global team who is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Benefits

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Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include: 
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements 
  • One wellbeing leave day per year and up to five additional days leave based on length of service
  • Up to 20 weeks paid parental leave as well as benefits to support you as you transition to life as a working parent 
  • Paid volunteer leave and donation matching 
  • Range of benefits to support your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing 
  • Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for a role regardless of their identity, including gender, race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or family status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disabilities, or socio-economic background.
If you require adjustments to your working arrangements or the recruitment process, please let us know when applying.

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