IAM-Cloud SSO Engineer

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an IAM‑Cloud SSO Engineer.

Position type: Full time, Contract
Duration: 12+ months
Location: 5 days on site in Chicago, IL and Denver, CO

As an IAM‑Cloud SSO Engineer you will:

Participate in the design, development and implementation of systems engineering activities, including OS technical support, systems programming, and data center capabilities.

Responsible for components of complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities, and for establishing input/output processes and working parameters for hardware compatibility and coordination of subsystem design and integration of the total system.

Serve as a seasoned technical resource; provide technical knowledge and capabilities as both a team member and individual contributor. Will not have direct reports but will influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations.

Provide input on staffing, budget, and personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to story refinement/defining requirements.
• Understand and utilize basic network, virtualization, and datacenter technologies for deployment strategies.
• Work with solutions to integrate, transform, and control systems in operational environments per the defined acceptance criteria.
• Work across development teams to understand and aid in the delivery of system requirements.
• Work with large, complex data sets that meet functional/non‑functional requirements.
• Build and improve processes supporting system transformation, structures, quality controls, dependency, and workload management.
• Define and build deployment pipelines that enable faster, better, data‑informed decision‑making within the business.
• Perform/implement existing test suites (integration, regression, and performance), analyze test reports, identify any test issues/errors, and triage the underlying cause.
• Document and communicate required information for deployment, maintenance, support, and business functionality.
• Identify gaps in environment management standards adherence and work with appropriate partners to develop plans to close gaps.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Information Security
• Strong hands‑on experience with industry standard SSO technologies and protocols (OAuth, OpenID Connect, FIDO, SCIM, LDAP, SAML)
• Expertise in Identity and Authentication solutions such as Ping Federate/Ping Access (preferred)
• Strong experience in designing Ping policies including custom solutions
• Strong expertise in development of Cloud IAM solutions for AWS, GCP and Azure
• Strong experience in federating cloud applications with Ping Federate
• Strong experience in implementing identity synchronization to Cloud IAM using PingIDM/SCIM
• Strong development experience in Java/J2EE technologies
• Knowledge of LDAP and Active Directory services, MFA, Risk based authentication and privileged access management
• Holistic view of IAM (Authentication and Authorization Data, Endpoint Security, Network Security, Policy Engine)
• Experience in Web‑Development technologies: HTML, XML, XSL/XSLT, XPATH and Java Script
• Proficient in Linux, Windows, Tomcat, Web Logic, IBM Web Sphere environments
• Ability to utilize various programming or scripting languages such as Shell scripting, Perl, Java, Python, JavaScript and Power Shell
• Understanding of API design concepts, RESTful Services, and modern application interaction patterns
• Familiarity with deployments and integration of IAM solutions within the cloud (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)
• Experience in deploying large‑scale, global projects and programs
• Familiarity with IT security and risk management practices
• Leadership skills and qualities which enable you to work with peers and various levels of management
• Effective communication skills and motivation/willingness to learn

Ideal candidate will have: IAM, Cloud, SSO

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration. Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Pay Range and Benefits

Pay Range: $73 - $75 per hour

Benefits: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health Saving Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending…