Ping Identity Specialist

Job Summary:

Ping Identity Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain identity and access solutions using Ping Identity products (PingID, PingFederate, PingAccess, PingOne).
• Configure and manage

  SSO

  ,

  MFA

  ,

  OAuth

  ,

  OIDC

  , and

  SAML

   integrations with enterprise and cloud applications.
• Integrate Ping solutions with

  Active Directory

  ,

  Azure AD

  ,

  LDAP

  , and other identity stores.
• Develop custom authentication and authorization policies to support application and business requirements.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of identity and access issues.
• Support system upgrades, patches, and health monitoring.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to design secure identity architectures.
• Document technical configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and industry standards (e.g., NIST, Zero Trust, GDPR).

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 37 years of hands-on experience with

  Ping Identity suite

   (especially PingID, PingFederate, and PingAccess).
• Strong understanding of

  IAM concepts

  : authentication, authorization, provisioning, SSO, MFA, federation, RBAC.
• Proficiency in identity protocols:

  SAML 2.0

  ,

  OAuth 2.0

  ,

  OIDC

  , and

  WS-Federation

  .
• Experience integrating Ping with enterprise applications (on-prem/cloud/SaaS).
• Familiarity with

  Java, JSON, REST APIs

  , and

  PowerShell or scripting

   for automation.
• Experience with

  certificate management

  , token policies, session management, and adaptive authentication.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with

  PingOne for Enterprise

  ,

  PingDirectory

  , or

  PingCentral

  .
• Experience with

  CIAM

   use cases and

  customer identity workflows

  .
• Exposure to other IAM tools (Okta, ForgeRock, SailPoint, MIM).
• Ping Identity certifications or relevant security certifications (CISSP, SC-300, etc.).
• Familiarity with DevOps pipelines and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Soft Skills:

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical details to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-starter with the ability to lead and execute projects independently.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing mindset.