Sr. Cloud Security Engineer (Okta Identity Platform Engineering)

Implement and maintain secure authentication, authorization, and access management controls.

Support audit readiness through development of controls, documentation, evidence collection processes, and governance standards.

Assess and mitigate security risks associated with identity systems, integrations, and cloud-based services.

Drive initiatives that enhance platform security posture through continuous improvement, vulnerability remediation, policy modernization, and threat detection capabilities.

Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor for workforce identity services and authentication technologies.

Influence architecture decisions, engineering standards, and operational best practices across teams.

Mentor engineers and support knowledge-sharing initiatives that reduce key-person dependency and improve organizational resiliency.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver strategic identity initiatives.

Experience managing major incidents, root cause analysis, and operational readiness activities.

Ability to analyze complex authentication, authorization, and provisioning issues across multiple integrated systems.

Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Experience developing technical documentation, standards, procedures, and operational runbooks.

Drive measurable improvements in: Faster application onboarding Platform reliability and availability Incident response effectiveness Automation adoption Audit readiness Reduction of operational risk Service scalability and engineering efficiency

Faster application onboarding

Platform reliability and availability

Incident response effectiveness

Automation adoption

Audit readiness

Reduction of operational risk

Service scalability and engineering efficiency

Identity Threat Protection

Behavior Detection and Risk Signals

Okta AI and Agentic AI capabilities

Automation Framework Development

Event-Driven Architectures

Identity Governance Concepts

Disaster Recovery Planning

Backup and Recovery Solutions

Audit and Compliance Frameworks

AWS, GCP and Azure security controls

Secrets management

PKI and certificate management

Security monitoring and observability platforms

In this role, success means delivering reliable, secure, and scalable identity services that:

Accelerate application onboarding.

Improve platform automation and operational efficiency.

Strengthen the organization's security posture.

Increase platform resiliency and reliability.

Enhance audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Reduce operational and key-person risk.

Enable exceptional workforce identity experiences across the enterprise.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're 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.

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.