Staff Software Engineer – Agentic AI Security

Commonwealth Bank

. Lead engineering adoption of Microsoft Entra ID for Agents (Entra Agent ID) and Microsoft Agent 365, including agent registration, ownership, permissions, inventory, visibility and lifecycle controls .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong identity engineering expertise with hands-on experience in Microsoft Entra ID for Agents and Microsoft Agent 365, focusing on secure agent architectures, identity lifecycle governance, and AI agent security risks. Capable of providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and shaping strategic initiatives in identity services.

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Identity Engineering ExpertiseMicrosoft Entra ID for AgentsAI Agent Security RisksTechnical LeadershipPowerShell or Python Coding Skills

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Hard Skills

Identity Lifecycle GovernanceOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectAgentic AI Threat ModellingSecure DelegationToken ExchangeConfiguration-as-CodeAPI IntegrationScoped PermissionsShort-Lived Credentials

Soft Skills

MentoringInfluencing Engineering DirectionOwnership of Strategic Initiatives

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft 365 CopilotCopilot StudioMicrosoft GraphSDKsAPIs

Industry Keywords

Zero TrustLeast PrivilegeIdentity IsolationCredential ExposureData LeakagePrivileged OperationsAgent ArchitecturesEnterprise Identity CapabilitiesTool Allow-ListingHuman Approval

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering adoption of Microsoft Entra ID for Agents (Entra Agent ID) and Microsoft Agent 365, including agent registration, ownership, permissions, inventory, visibility and lifecycle controls
Establish secure engineering patterns for agent identity, authentication, authorisation, secrets, tool access and privileged operations
Design controls for prompt injection, excessive agency, unsafe tool use, credential exposure, privilege escalation and data leakage
Apply Zero Trust, least privilege, identity isolation, scoped permissions, short-lived credentials and human approval to agent architectures
Build and prototype secure agentic AI capabilities for Identity Services engineering and operational workflows
Ensure agent activity is observable, attributable, auditable and appropriately governed
Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentor engineers
Simplify or retire obsolete architecture
Shape the technical roadmap for agentic AI, automation and identity engineering within Identity Services
Work across AI agent architectures, APIs and enterprise identity capabilities to protect credentials, privileged access, enterprise data and security boundaries

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong identity engineering expertise and practical knowledge of AI agents and associated security risks
Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Entra ID for Agents (Entra Agent ID) and Microsoft Agent 365, or comparable agent identity and governance platforms
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, application identities, service principals, managed identities and workload identities
Experience designing enterprise identity lifecycle and governance patterns for non-human identities
Applied understanding of agentic AI threats, threat modelling, trust boundaries, sandboxing, tool allow-listing, permission scoping and secure handling of untrusted content
Understanding of secure delegation, token exchange and emerging agent identity approaches such as AI Identity Management System (AIMS)
Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio agents, Microsoft Graph permissions, connectors or MCP-style tool integrations
Practical PowerShell, Python or similar coding skills, with confidence working across APIs, SDKs and configuration-as-code
Technical leadership skills to influence engineering direction, mentor others and take ownership of complex strategic initiatives

Benefits

Comp & perks

Accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace
Support or adjustments for applicants with accessibility needs
Career development support for current Commonwealth Bank Group employees
Full-time employment