IAM Developer

IHG

IAM Developer (NOT AN OPERATIONS / NETWORK PERSON) – Needs to be a developer

Develop MFA

Testing APIs

Remote

IAM

Description

IHG is modernizing its global guest identity and security for its 100+ million members. As part of the

Loyalty team you will be helping implement the CIAM strategy, develop software capabilities, and

help deliver a secure, compliant and frictionless multi-channel solution by bringing new

experiences to life for members, guests and partners.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions (both back-end and front-end) by

• using industry standard programming languages, technologies and tools. Ensuring that code is

• secure, scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.

• Cross-functional collaboration with product owners, architects, UX designers, scrum masters, and

• other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless

• integration and alignment with business objectives.

• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality,

• security awareness and knowledge sharing.

• Adherence to secure coding practices to avoid vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure

• secure software solutions.

• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and

• reliability.

• Balance security with usability, ensuring solutions are user-friendly while maintaining robust

• security and scalability.

• Stay up to date on CIAM trends, standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work

• experience.

• Minimum of 7 years related work experience.

• Extensive IAM development experience, with a focus on customer identity (CIAM)

• Experience with implementing OAuth2, OIDC and SAML

• Experience with implementing Multi-Factor Authentication

• Experience with JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JWKS and session management

• Experience with at least one industry leader CIAM platform (SAP Gigya, Okta, Ping, ForgeRock,

• Auth0, EntraID, etc.)

• Experience with REST API development in Python, Node.js, Java and tools such as Postman, CURL

• Experience with APIGEE, API Gateway or comparable

• Experience with implementing API Security, API Authorizers

• Experience with Agile methodology and SDLC concepts/tools (Git, SCRUM, Kanban, CI/CD)

• Experience with front-end and back-end integration for customer identity flows (Screensets, HTML

• widgets, REST APIs, SDKs, webhooks).

• Familiarity with at least one of the following cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google

• Cloud Compute (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.

• Experience with web development frameworks and protocols (HTML, JavaScript, React/Angular,

• Node.js)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on security and scalability.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with implementing Multi-Factor Authentication with Passkeys, FIDO, WebAuthN

• Experience with implementing Social Logins

• Experience with API development with OpenAPI specifications

• Experience with consent management, identity proofing, fraud detection

• Experience with mobile app development (iOS, Android), specifically app links and intents

• Experience with integrating with 3rd party APIs (SalesForce, Twilio, Adobe, SAP, CyberArk, etc.