Lead Consultant, PingFederate
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Job Summary
Todays threatscape is relentless. So are we. At Cyderes we build practicalIdentity & Access Management (IAM)Exposure Management and risk programs helping organizations stop active threats fast withManaged Detection & Response (MDR)that integrates with existing tools. Powering it all isMeridian our entity fabric that connects identities assets and access into one trusted reality. Augmented by AI and driven by experienced operators our tireless global team arms organizations with the people platforms and perspectives they need to conquer whatever tomorrow throws their way.
Role Summary
Lead Consultant will act as the technical lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for federation services supporting the enterprise IAM application onboarding and change process. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in PingFederate OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect (OIDC) SAML SSO and MFA. The engineer will coordinate the team serve as the primary technical point of contact support application teams through federation onboarding and changes and act as the first point of escalation for complex integration and production issues.
- Act as the Team Lead and Federation SME providing technical guidance to engineers and serving as the primary point of contact.
- Provide expertise on OAuth 2.0 OIDC SAML SSO MFA and standard federation patterns.
- Review and triage requests for:
- New OIDC/SAML application onboarding
- Federation configuration changes
- Token/configuration updates
- MFA enablement
- Application decommissioning
- Validate and refine technical integration requirements with application and Line of Business teams.
- Configure and deploy federation integrations and changes across environments.
- Coordinate pre-validation deployment and post-deployment validation with application teams.
- Collect validation results and maintain supporting evidence for change and audit requirements.
- Manage the federation intake queue deployment schedules and change documentation.
- Troubleshoot complex federation/authentication issues and act as the first technical escalation point.
- Maintain runbooks design documents configuration standards and operational procedures.
- Work closely with Security Engineering Architecture Operations Change Management and application teams.
- Support IAM security controls compliance requirements and audit activities.
- Strong experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and federation technologies.
- Hands-on experience with PingFederate / Ping Identity federation solutions.
- Strong knowledge of:
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- SAML 2.0
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Federation and authentication patterns
- Experience troubleshooting authentication authorization and federation integrations.
- Understanding of Active Directory LDAP and directory integrations.
- Good understanding of authentication and authorization for REST APIs microservices and web applications.
- Experience integrating IAM solutions with cloud/SaaS platforms including Azure AWS or GCP.
- Working knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows environments.
- Scripting/automation experience using technologies such as Python Bash JavaScript or Java.
WHY CYDERES
Benefits that go beyond the basics we support our people so they can do their best work.
Medical Insurance - Employee dependents covered
Life Insurance -Protection for what matters most
Retirement Match Program - We invest in your future
Hybrid Work Model -23 days in office
Maternity & Paternity Leave-Time for the moments that matter
Paid Time Off -PTO sick & casual leave
Bereavement & Volunteer Time - Giveback to your community
Professional Development -Reimbursement program
LinkedIn L&D Platform -Thousands of coursesat your fingertips
Mobile Phone Reimbursement -Stay connected on us
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Cyderes offers tech-enabled managed security services for real-time risk and compliance management in modern enterprises.
