Lead I - Lead IAM Engineer (Ping Identity/Forgerock Developer)

Experience

Role description

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Proven experience working with enterprise IAM platforms, particularly Ping Identity solutions.
• Strong background in designing and implementing secure authentication and authorization solutions in large-scale environments.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Ping Identity platforms: + PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS + PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud (AIC)
• Strong mastery of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and identity federation.
• Extensive experience implementing SSO, adaptive authentication, step-up authentication, and risk-based access controls.
• Strong understanding of IAM taxonomy, authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle management, and federation.
• Experience with possession-based and multi-factor authentication mechanisms. Development & Integration
• Expert-level coding skills in Java, Kotlin, and JavaScript.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot for building secure IAM services and APIs.
• Proven experience designing and building custom authentication trees in PingAM.
• Hands-on experience developing and securing IAM APIs for internal and third-party integrations.
• Strong experience integrating IAM solutions with LDAP, JDBC, SOAP, HTTPS, and other enterprise data sources. DevOps & Engineering Practices
• Strong experience with GitLab, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience enforcing secure coding standards, code reviews, and IAM best practices.
• Ability to design scalable, highly available, and secure IAM architectures. Good-to-Have Skills
• Experience with ForgeRock IAM customization and development.
• Exposure to cloud-native IAM architectures and SaaS-based identity platforms.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience implementing Zero Trust or modern security architectures.
• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001).
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe environments. Leadership & Responsibilities
• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise IAM solutions.
• Act as a technical SME for Ping Identity and IAM-related initiatives.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level IAM engineers.
• Drive IAM standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks across teams.
• Collaborate with security, application, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable identity services.
• Participate in architectural reviews, security assessments, and production readiness reviews.
• Own IAM delivery timelines, technical risks, and solution quality.

Skills Iam,oauth 2.0,OIDC