Lead Identity Platform Engineer

About Vanguard

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, engineering, and strategic direction of the enterprise Workforce Identity Platform.
• Design and implement scalable identity, authentication, and access management solutions that enhance user experience while meeting enterprise requirements.
• Serve as the senior technical expert for identity platform design, integration, and modernization initiatives.
• Drive the adoption of engineering best practices, platform standards, and automation across identity services.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment capabilities to improve platform reliability, consistency, and speed of delivery.
• Lead complex, enterprise-wide identity programs from solution design through implementation and operational transition.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, and business teams to define identity requirements and deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor and develop engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, knowledge sharing, and coaching.
• Establish platform roadmaps, architectural patterns, and long-term strategies that align with organizational objectives.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and innovative approaches to improve platform capabilities and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management, identity engineering, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience designing, engineering, and operating enterprise-scale workforce identity platforms.
• Proven experience leading large-scale identity transformation, modernization, or platform engineering initiatives.
• Demonstrated success serving as both a solution architect and hands-on engineer within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong experience designing scalable identity architectures, authentication frameworks, lifecycle processes, and access management solutions.
• Deep expertise in automation, infrastructure-as-code practices, and platform engineering principles.
• Experience influencing technical direction and driving outcomes across multiple teams without direct authority.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership capabilities.
• Ability to translate business objectives into scalable, maintainable, and resilient technology solutions.
• Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.