SSO Engineer

1) CISO Technical Lead SSO Engineer

Services:

• Divestiture Strategy & Execution:

o Drive development and execution strategies for the secure separation, migration, and integration of Ping Federate instances, configurations, and associated identity stores for divested business units.

o Plan and implement identity federation solutions to support application access for users transitioning between organizations, ensuring minimal disruption.

o Manage the lifecycle of federated trusts, connections, and identity providers/service providers in the context of divestiture, including onboarding and offboarding applications.

• Ping Federate Implementation & Management:

o Design, deploy, configure, and maintain high-availability Ping Federate environments across various enterprise landscapes.

o Administer Ping Federate connections, policies, adapters, selectors, and authentication methods (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OIDC).

o Troubleshoot complex SSO authentication, authorization, and federation issues to ensure continuous service availability.

• Identity & Access Integration:

o Integrate Ping Federate with various identity stores such as Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and LDAP directories.

o Collaborate with application owners to onboard new applications and migrate existing ones to the Ping Federate SSO platform.

o Ensure seamless integration with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions.

• Security & Compliance:

o Implement and enforce security best practices and architectural guidelines for identity federation and SSO solutions.

o Ensure that SSO configurations comply with corporate security policies, regulatory requirements, and data governance standards during the divestiture process.

o Conduct regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments of the Ping Federate environment.

• Operational Support & Documentation:

o Provide expert-level support for SSO-related incidents and requests, often collaborating with cross-functional IT and security teams.

o Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, architectural diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the SSO infrastructure.

Deliverables:

• Secure Divestiture & Federated Identity Transition

• Resilient Ping Federate & SSO Platform Operations

• Security, Compliance & Operational Excellence

Required Skills/Expertise:

• Bachelors 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 Ping Federate 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., Power Shell, 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.

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Required:

English fluency (oral and written).

Salary Range: $90,000 to $115,000 per year