Identity Engineer Job Description
Identity engineer
provides thought leadership in the SAP Security space and across a broad range of identity and access management technologies and processes including identity lifecycle management, separation of duties analysis, role management, access request system, identity federation, privileged access management, access re-certifications, entitlements catalogs, etc.
Identity Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Design, develop, re-factor, optimize, and enhance web application software utilizing Java, Javascipt, and other open source technologies
Development and/or scripting to customize and integrate applications
Install, upgrade, customize, & support the various Identity Management applications and services
Assist in problem identification and resolution for Identity Management infrastructure and integrated applications
Partner with project managers and business analysts to document plans and requirements
Function as technical expert for single sign on services
Thorough participation in all phases of the development of a large distributed system
Implement enhancements, internal refactoring or other changes primarily focusing on integration driven requirements
Work across project and technology boundaries to create seamlessly integrated solution based on open source projects
Identify system deficiencies, conduct technical research and analysis, and recommend solutions or fixes
Identity Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Identity Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ITIL, SAN, S/MIME, CISSP, GIAC, ISC2, SDLC, CDE, MS, MCSE
Education for Identity Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the identity engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical, Information Technology, Management, Education, Business, Technology, Information Security, Information Systems
Skills for Identity Engineer
Desired skills for identity engineer include:
From HR driven processes to IAM compliance and role management
Identity and Access Management end-to-end lifecycle
Active Directory
ETL
Privileged access management
UNIX/Linux systems
Java and Web Based Technologies
Azure AD
Centrify
Desired experience for identity engineer includes:
Some experience with scripting languages
7+ years .Net or Java engineering experience
Experience with enterprise Identity standards such as SAML, Oauth, OpenID etc
Experience with deploying web applications at scale
Provide Engineering support to the TPO Security Manager on Security Integration requirements The task requires a key person with technical knowledge of SUN HSPD-12/SSO(PKI)
Facilitate and coordinate Supplemental Technical Security requirements with third-party support partners and the Solutions Architect
Identity Engineer Examples
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Identity Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for an identity engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for identity engineer
- Communicate with developers, UX designers, and the community across multiple time zones
- Influence engineers working on backend interfaces to follow best practices in user interfaces
- Contribute tests for the upstream continuous integration suite to help maintain high stability of the upstream project
- Maintains optimal performance of IAM infrastructure by monitoring and assessing hardware/software performance
- Maintains smooth operation of server systems, including coordination with network, service desk and local IT support resources
- Support methods, strategies and approaches focused on authentication, authorization, directory services, federation, and user/certificate lifecycle management
- Report and support IT Operations and AD/IDM group Service Level Agreements
- Plan, implement and support enterprise authentication and authorization services including single sign-on and data integration services
- Leading an integration team responsible for Identity IQ connector development
- Interpret and apply development skills to build Identity IQ based Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions to support globally dispersed businesses, personnel, and customers
Qualifications for identity engineer
- Some cloud infrastructure knowledge is a plus
- Federation, SAML, OAuth, OpenID, Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager
- Virtual Directories
- Web Single Sign-On
- Legacy Single Sign-on
- FICAM
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of identity engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for identity engineer
- Focus on identity and access, building out support for authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth 2, & OpenID Connect
- Provide quality and thoughtful feedback on peer code reviews
- Actively participate in the sales process and work closely with the direct and channel sales teams
- Discover and understand customer requirements and align our solutions to those requirements
- Provide product demonstrations to prospective customers
- Assist in developing RFP responses
- Participate in onsite and remote Proof of Concept evaluations
- Provide feedback to Product Management on product enhancements
- Partner with IAM/Directory Services operations & architecture, architects and engineers from connected technical teams
- Leads specification and design of large systems
Qualifications for identity engineer
- Strong object-oriented development skills, preferably in (but not restricted to) Java
- Solid understanding of cryptography, authentication/authorization, credentials and data security
- Solid expertise in building large scale services in a distributed environment
- Successful track record in driving and delivering in cross-functional projects
- CA Governance Minder
- Works under pressure with calmness and composure as job duties are varied and complex
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an identity engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for identity engineer
- Skilled in the delivery methodology used by the team (Agile, Scrum, Agile XP, Test-Drive Development, Waterfall)
- Responsible for daily management of and documentation of all key elements of Identity and Access Management infrastructure
- Part of an on-call rotation during the week and weekends
- Be involved in initiatives, as project leader or technical resource in order to participate in creating and deploying new solutions, or to improve existing ones
- Ensure uniformity of services, adherence to standards, and consistency of infrastructure delivery
- As System Engineer you plan, maintain and optimize complex systems management platforms and integrate new solutions into the BI IDM landscape
- Moreover you support the release to production of cloud and on premise application and infrastructure systems
- You consult, document and support in the planning and implementation of IDM processes, including the evaluation of new IDM processes and providers to cover new identity management requirements in a highly controlled environment (GxP)
- Moreover you coach colleagues on process optimization, system integration and documentation
- You ensure a high quality service for the infrastructure systems in the area of responsibility based on ITIL processes, including out of hours support
Qualifications for identity engineer
- 2-7+ years of experience in web-based and or mobile software development or related experience
- Experience in web application development using Java, Javascript
- Solid background of Java/J2EE and N-tier web system design and development and or C#, .NET, LAMP stack
- Knowledge of HTML, XML, JavaScript, Web services (SOAP and RESTful), and Web communication protocols
- Experience installing and supporting java applications and scripting on UNIX operating systems
- Experience implementing, administering, and supporting production applications in a multi-tier network
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of identity engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for identity engineer
- Excellent planning, organizational, and people skills
- Able to exercise independent judgment and take initiative and have a positive, results-oriented approach to assignments
- Must also be a self-starter, self-motivated, and independent with strong work ethics
- Ability to estimate task duration and deliver on commitments
- Ability to develop and communicate designs, strategies, tactics, and schedules
- Leads the configuration, deployment, integration, development and maintenance of IAM solutions and applications
- Formulates and manages system scope and objectives for assigned projects
- Identifies and assists in IAM application assessments
- Assists with developing the IAM architectural vision and leads the installation, configuration and management of key IAM systems (IDM, PAM, SSO)
- Assist in IAM solution architecture and design activities
Qualifications for identity engineer
- Excellent project management and organizational skills needed
- Experience installing, configuring and maintaining web and application servers
- Knowledge of current Identity and Access Management technologies and practices, and their application including identity stores, provisioning/de-provisioning, authentication vs
- BA/BS Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Science or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
- A minimum of five (5) years of system engineering and operations experience
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience with Identity Management platforms (Sun, Oracle, RSA, Hitachi)
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of identity engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for identity engineer
- Assist with efforts to build new infrastructure, coordinating efforts across teams as needed while tracking and reporting progress
- Configure IAM solution connectors for integration with organization wide information systems, platforms and applications
- Develop custom identity connectors where the integration is not available or supported by the IAM product out of the box (OOTB)
- Configure IAM solutions for producing compliance reports
- Support IAM solution operations and maintenance activities with the help of IAM product experience
- Manage user entitlements and group / role memberships
- Troubleshoot and resolve the identified issue using knowledge database and/or scripts
- Manage IAM system accounts
- Increase the availability and performance of our products using Go and NoSQL technologies
- Provide a world class OAuth service for the Twitch Community
Qualifications for identity engineer
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience programming with Java or Beanshell
- A minimum of two (2) years of direct experience with LDAP and directory structures
- Past experience with a multi-factor authentication solution (RSA Securid, Duo Security, SecureAuth)
- Past experience with a Java Application server (Weblogic, WebSphere, Glassfish)
- Solid service troubleshooting and administration skills on a Linux platform
- Understanding of the Linux identity or authentication capabilities is a plus