Required Skills: SSO Engineer, Identity and Access Management, IAM, SAML, OAuth, PingFederate
Job Description
Note: This role is not open for C2C/C2H/1099 or any contract arrangements
Job Description
CISO Technical Lead – SSO Engineer
Services:
- Divestiture Strategy & Execution:
- Drive development and execution strategies for the secure separation, migration, and integration of PingFederate instances, configurations, and associated identity stores for divested business units.
- Plan and implement identity federation solutions to support application access for users transitioning between organizations, ensuring minimal disruption.
- Manage the lifecycle of federated trusts, connections, and identity providers/service providers in the context of divestiture, including onboarding and offboarding applications.
- PingFederate Implementation & Management:
- Design, deploy, configure, and maintain high-availability PingFederate environments across various enterprise landscapes.
- Administer PingFederate connections, policies, adapters, selectors, and authentication methods (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
- Troubleshoot complex SSO authentication, authorization, and federation issues to ensure continuous service availability.
- Identity & Access Integration:
- Integrate PingFederate with various identity stores such as Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and LDAP directories.
- Collaborate with application owners to onboard new applications and migrate existing ones to the PingFederate SSO platform.
- Ensure seamless integration with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions.
- Security & Compliance:
- Implement and enforce security best practices and architectural guidelines for identity federation and SSO solutions.
- Ensure that SSO configurations comply with corporate security policies, regulatory requirements, and data governance standards during the divestiture process.
- Conduct regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments of the PingFederate environment.
- Operational Support & Documentation:
- Provide expert-level support for SSO-related incidents and requests, often collaborating with cross-functional IT and security teams.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, architectural diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the SSO infrastructure.
Deliverables:
- Secure Divestiture & Federated Identity Transition
- Resilient PingFederate & SSO Platform Operations
- Security, Compliance & Operational Excellence
Required Skills/Expertise:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of dedicated experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), with at least 3 years focused specifically on SSO technologies.
- Proficiency in designing, implementing, and managing PingFederate in large-scale enterprise environments.
- Understanding and hands-on experience with identity federation protocols such as SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
- Experience integrating SSO solutions with various applications and identity stores (e.g., Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP).
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation and administration tasks.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Required: English fluency (oral and written).
Benefits Overview
- Discretionary Annual Incentive.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
- Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
- Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
- Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
- Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
- Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing