Lead I - Lead IAM Engineer (Ping Identity)

5 - 7 Years
1 Opening
Trivandrum

Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).

• Proven experience working with enterprise IAM platforms, particularly Ping Identity solutions.

• Strong background in designing and implementing secure authentication and authorization solutions in large-scale environments.

• Deep hands-on expertise in Ping Identity platforms:

  • PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS

  • PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud (AIC)

• Strong mastery of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and identity federation.

• Extensive experience implementing SSO, adaptive authentication, step-up authentication, and risk-based access controls.

• Strong understanding of IAM taxonomy, authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle management, and federation.

• Experience with possession-based and multi-factor authentication mechanisms.

Development & Integration

• Expert-level coding skills in Java, Kotlin, and JavaScript.

• Strong experience with Spring Boot for building secure IAM services and APIs.

• Proven experience designing and building custom authentication trees in PingAM.

• Hands-on experience developing and securing IAM APIs for internal and third-party integrations.

• Strong experience integrating IAM solutions with LDAP, JDBC, SOAP, HTTPS, and other enterprise data sources.

DevOps & Engineering Practices

• Strong experience with GitLab, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

• Experience enforcing secure coding standards, code reviews, and IAM best practices.

• Ability to design scalable, highly available, and secure IAM architectures.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with ForgeRock IAM customization and development.

• Exposure to cloud-native IAM architectures and SaaS-based identity platforms.

• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience implementing Zero Trust or modern security architectures.

• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001).

• Experience working in Agile / SAFe environments.

Leadership & Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise IAM solutions.

• Act as a technical SME for Ping Identity and IAM-related initiatives.

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level IAM engineers.

• Drive IAM standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks across teams.

• Collaborate with security, application, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable identity services.

• Participate in architectural reviews, security assessments, and production readiness reviews.

• Own IAM delivery timelines, technical risks, and solution quality.

Iam,oauth 2.0,OIDC