Identity and Authentication Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance
Boston, MA Other
POSTED ON 8/28/2023 CLOSED ON 10/23/2023

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Job Description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Identity and Authentication Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Investment Banking clients in Boston, MA.

Responsibilities :
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Technology System Owners, and Integration teams to understand SSO requirements, architect and develop solutions, and create supporting documentation
  • Help to architect and implement solutions in collaboration with technical teams in Technology and Business groups
  • Assisting to deliver solutions centered around consolidating the numerous on-premise and cloud based web authentication systems into the target state authentication platform
  • Coordinate with Identity Management and Access Management partners to align dependencies and changes
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for SAML, OpenID Connect, and OAuth2 technologies
  • Providing strategic guidance to engineering teams on industry best practices and trends for SSO
  • Participate in troubleshooting with vendors and clients
  • Provide support for infrastructure by responding to escalations from the production management operation team

Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree Preferred
  • 5 years experience with federation tools, with a preference for Azure AD or the Ping Identity suite of federation tools. The position is within an agile team implementing DevOps principles.
  • 5 years of large scale infrastructure Java development in a Unix/Linux environment
  • 5 years' experience with Web Authentication concepts of SAML, OIDC, and OAuth2
  • 2 years' experience with cloud services configuration and integration
  • Experience with at least one of the scripting languages like Python or Perl
  • Good understanding of core network and security concepts, specifically Identity and Access management concepts including authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
  • Good analytical and data modelling skills
  • Effective communication skills with business and technology users
  • Proven experience with test driven development
  • Familiarity with GIT version control system
  • Working experience with agile development
  • Experience with Micro Services and Performance optimization
  • Experience with software delivery processes within a security landscape
  • Experience with automation and continuous integration
  • Experience operating in a large, global, compartmentalized enterprise environment
  • Basic understanding of software deployment processes

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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