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About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled IAM Ping Engineer with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions using Ping Identity products. The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience with PingFederate, PingAccess, PingDirectory, PingOne, and PingID, along with strong knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, WS-Trust, and LDAP. This role involves leading IAM deployments, onboarding applications to SSO, handling integrations, and migrating legacy IAM systems to modern platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design, deployment, and configuration of Ping Identity solutions across multiple environments.
Implement PingFederate & PingAccess in clustered and high-availability setups.
Configure SSO using SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and various authentication schemes.
Drive end-to-end SSO onboarding including consultation, requirements gathering, request submission, troubleshooting, and QA.
Update and maintain existing SSO integrations (including occasional after-hours work for production changes).
Define and enforce PingFederate policies for SP and IdP roles.
Integrate Ping products with industry-standard IAM protocols and tools.
Migrate applications, data, and policies from legacy IAM platforms to Ping Identity.
Optimize IAM performance for high-volume environments.
Integrate IAM systems with Windows, Unix/Linux, and other enterprise systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management and Scrum teams.
Support IAM operations, service requests, tickets, and new authentication feature rollouts.
Participate in application consolidation and decommissioning initiatives.
Maintain JIRA stories, provide daily updates, and publish weekly progress summaries.
Technical Skills
Strong hands-on experience with:
PingFederate, PingAccess, PingDirectory, PingOne, PingID
SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, WS-Fed, WS-Trust
LDAP, UNIX/Linux
Customer-facing experience: gathering requirements, onboarding applications to SSO, and providing consultation.
DevOps / GitOps expertise:
AWS (compute, networking, scaling, cost optimization)
CI/CD, Python, Bash, CloudWatch, Splunk, Jenkins, Git
Kubernetes & Docker
Monitoring, alerting, health checks
Development experience in Python, Java, Spring Boot, and databases.
Experience with CA SiteMinder is a plus.
Okta experience is nice to have.
Analytical Skills
Strong problem-solving capability and diagnostic skills.
Excellent attention to detail in validation and requirements gathering.
Communication Skills
Able to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong documentation and reporting skills.
Management & Process Skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working within Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Education & Certifications
8+ years experience in IAM domain.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
Relevant Ping Identity certifications required.