ForgeRock SME / Senior ForgeRock IAM Engineer

Job Description – ForgeRock SME / Identity Management Contractor

Job Title: ForgeRock SME / Senior ForgeRock IAM Engineer
Location: 100% Remote
Pay Rate: $80/hr on W2
Contract Duration: 4–5 Months (Possible Extension)
Interview Process: 2 Rounds (Internal Client Team & End Client)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced ForgeRock Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong hands-on experience in ForgeRock Identity Platform, Identity and Access Management (IAM), CIAM, and B2B identity solutions.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in ForgeRock implementation, configuration, security assessments, platform hardening, remediation, authentication, and application integrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and implement ForgeRock IAM solutions for CIAM and B2B environments.
• Assess and secure ForgeRock Access Manager (AM), Identity Manager (IDM), Directory Services (DS), and Identity Gateway (IG).
• Identify security vulnerabilities, configuration gaps, and risks; implement remediation and security hardening solutions.
• Configure and maintain SSO, MFA, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and identity federation.
• Develop and customize authentication journeys, access policies, and identity lifecycle processes.
• Integrate ForgeRock with enterprise applications, cloud platforms, external identity providers, and REST APIs.
• Develop and troubleshoot custom scripts using Java, JavaScript, and Groovy.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, security validation, and remediation testing.
• Collaborate with IAM, cybersecurity, cloud, DevOps, and application teams to implement secure identity solutions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6–9 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) or related engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with the ForgeRock Identity Platform.
• Expertise in ForgeRock AM, IDM, DS, and IG.
• Proven experience in ForgeRock security assessments, remediation, and platform hardening.
• Strong knowledge of SSO, MFA, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and identity federation.
• Experience with CIAM and B2B identity management solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Java, JavaScript, Groovy scripting, and REST API integrations.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Key Technical Skills

ForgeRock AM | ForgeRock IDM | ForgeRock DS | ForgeRock IG | IAM | CIAM | B2B | Security Hardening | Security Remediation | SSO | MFA | OAuth 2.0 | OIDC | SAML | Java | JavaScript | Groovy | REST APIs | CI/CD

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on ForgeRock SME / Senior ForgeRock IAM Engineer who can independently assess, configure, secure, troubleshoot, and enhance ForgeRock environments, with proven experience in security assessments, remediation, authentication protocols, and CIAM/B2B integrations.