Ping Developer

Role: PingFederate Engineer / IAM Engineer

Summary

Work on design, configuration, and support of PingFederate-based authentication and SSO solutions for enterprise applications. Handle day-to-day IAM operations, troubleshooting, and enhancements across PingFederate, PingAccess, and related identity platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and maintain PingFederate SSO integrations using SAML, OAuth, and OIDC.
• Set up IdP/SP connections, authentication policies, contract mappings, and token processors.
• Configure Password Credential Validators, IdP adapters, OAuth clients, and connection templates.
• Work on PingAccess policy creation, application onboarding, rule configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Integrate PingFederate with AD/LDAP directories and REST APIs for authentication and attribute retrieval.
• Troubleshoot login failures, SAML assertions, OAuth tokens, certificate issues, session problems, and adapter errors.
• Handle certificate lifecycle management: CSR, import/export, renewal, and trust store updates.
• Onboard new applications and work with dev teams to provide metadata, signing certs, and configuration guidance.
• Implement MFA and federation with Ping + third-party IDPs.
• Document configurations, create runbooks/playbooks, and support production deployments.
• Work with clients in the banking/financial domain following strict compliance and security guidelines.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in PingFederate administration and support.
• Good knowledge of SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and token flows.
• Experience with PingAccess basics (policies, rules, agents).
• Understanding of Okta or other IAM tools is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of AD/LDAP, REST APIs, and JSON.
• Strong troubleshooting skills using logs, SAML/OIDC analyzers, and browser debugging.
• Ability to interact with application teams and provide integration guidance.