IAM Engineer

Role: IAM Engineer Location: Eden Prairie, MN Duration: 12+ months Vendor/Client: APEX/UHG Rate: $60-65/hr on W2 1) Top 3 requirements? • 4 years Experience in IAM, SAML/OIDC/OAUTH Federation protocols and Single Sign On implementation • 3 years experience on Ping Identity and Knowledge of PingFederate and PingAccess. • Identity Engineer or IT Security professional with experience administrating Ping Identity, Single Sign On, SAML Federation. What are the top 5-10 responsibilities for this position? • Evaluates and applies security enhancements on IAM SSO systems • Configures logging, alerting, monitoring, and reporting for IAM solutions • Deploys SAML partnership configuration and establish certificates renewal processes • Develops Identity, Authentication and Federation services, and Deploys highly-scalable applications, applying standard SSO patterns enabling security and privacy at scale. • Define and implement technical solutions to meet business needs through Agile process. • Foster high-performance, collaborative technical work resulting in high-quality output. • Gather and analyze data to aide in informed decision-making while providing detailed, realistic estimates. • Interact skillfully with business stakeholders and third-party technical organizations. • Solve problems and provide deep technical troubleshooting skills. • Train and develop operations and engineering staff to maintain and support Identity and security services. What skills/attributes are required (Please be detailed as to number of years of experience)? • 4 years Experience in IAM, SAML/OIDC/OAUTH Federation protocols and Single Sign On implementations • 3 years experience on Ping Identity and Knowledge of PingFederate and PingAccess. What skills/attributes are preferred (will set a candidate apart)? • Knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Digital Certificate lifecycle management functions • Understanding of cryptographic protocols and network security protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, TLS, SSL, encryption, OpenSSL, X.509 Certificates) • Experience with Thales Luna or similar HSM and Venafi • Experience with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions • Experience preparing detailed design and angineering documents • Experience with DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery • Experience working in an Agile environment • Expertise with modern programming languages, systems, and architectures • Expertise in performance and scalability optimization • What are the work hours? (ex. 9am-5pm, day/night shifts, rotating shifts, etc)