Woolworths

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Welcome to Group Enablement

Our Group Enablement Teams are the Technology, Business Enablement, Value Chain, and Replenishment experts developing new capabilities and platforms for a better retail future. We’re the crucial link between our stores and the stock they need, the IT engine moving our business forward, the strategic connectors streamlining the way we work, and the forward thinkers using tech to transform the retail experience. Uniting cutting edge technology, data, and retail smarts, you’ll work behind the scenes, in the margins, and across every corner of the business – to uplift our capability, amplify our collective impacts, and revolutionise the customer experience. 

What will I be doing?

The successful candidate for this role will be the technical leader and subject matter expert within a Hosting portfolio (Directory services). You will work closely with the Directory Services Product Owner on strategy, roadmap development, and execution.  

Given the foundational nature of Directory services and DNS, this role is a critical technology enabler in a critical portfolio

The role requires Technical leadership, Cloud Architecture, Directory Services and DNS expertise with a deep Cloud Engineering and Automation background.  

You will work with the Product Owner (Directory Services), Engineering Manager and a team of cloud automation engineers and technical architects to deliver the following

• Develop and implement a Directory Services Strategy that aligns with broader organizational and current hosting portfolio strategies.

• Assist in the crafting & maintaining of the Directory Services Roadmap based on the current & future state in accordance with the Organisational and Product Roadmaps

• Work with the Product owner to develop and manage the product backlog, ensuring prioritisation of Service lifecycle management, service improvements, risk and innovation are balanced

• Contribute to effective Capex & Opex budgets for the Directory Services Products

• Drive innovation in the portfolio with a focus on automation, speed and reliability, as well as cost and risk management

• Collaborate with Operations & Build Teams to ensure Directory Service implementations meet Woolworths standards and learnings from production incidents are applied

What will I bring?

• 8 Years plus experience in the IT industry as a whole especially in technology lead roles

• An SME with circa 7+ years experience and a background in the Cloud Infrastructure and/Or Development space

• Deep expertise and experience with Google Cloud Platform or Azure, with recent experience designing and implementing standardized Azure or GCP service offerings aligned with DNS and foundational Directory Services.

• Significant experience with Directory Services Platforms (Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, Redhat LDAP) including integration with third party toolsets

• Experience developing product and services roadmaps focussing on delivering capability and minimising organisational risk.

• Experience designing and implementing DNS, DHCP and PKI solutions

• DNS and Identity SME with proven experience delivering robust and fallout tolerant architectures in very large organisations.

What will I experience?
Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• A flexible hybrid working environment

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your well-being, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.