Identity & IDaaS Engineer - Junior Backend

Associate Engineer (Identity & IDaaS) - Sydney

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Job Description

Create your best future and join Digital Consumer Finance Technology as an Associate Engineer (Identity & IDaaS).

What's the role?

This is an early-career engineering role based in Sydney, working within our Identity as a Service (IDaaS) team.

You'll help support and enhance the technology that underpins secure access to Westpac's digital platforms, contributing to authentication, authorisation and identity management solutions used across the organisation. The role is focused on backend engineering, with exposure to cloud and DevOps practices within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll continue to build your capability in identity engineering, one of the fastest-growing and most in-demand technology specialisations.

What do I need?

• At least 2 years of hands-on experience working with Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies, identity platforms or authentication solutions
• Experience in backend software engineering, ideally using Java or similar object-oriented programming languages
• Exposure to authentication and authorisation concepts such as Single Sign-On (SSO), OAuth, OpenID Connect, MFA or directory services
• Experience building, supporting or enhancing applications within enterprise environments
• An understanding of APIs and system integrations
• An interest in cloud technologies, DevOps practices and modern engineering approaches
• Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity and a proactive approach to learning
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within an agile team environment

We're obsessed with becoming our customers' banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

Create your future today

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We're all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone - no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

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