Information Technology Security SpecialisT
Hybrid role, location Chicago, IL
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Passionate about Security?
Do you have experience building large scale enterprise software, and has direct experience in SSO, Multifactor authentication, identity, and security?
Looking for a contractor who has extensive and practical experience with Security Products, Protocols, authentication, authorization, directory services, federation, identity management, and MFA. Must have experience in the maintenance and testing of software supporting the Information Security program.
MAJOR DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Develop, implement, and maintain Identity and Access Management solutions for the organization.
- Demonstrate understanding of Ping Identity and Okta platform, tools, and capabilities and demo deployment capabilities of Ping tools across different environments.
- Support Application onboarding and migration activities.
- Responsible for installing, configuring, upgrading, and deploying Ping Identity and Okta products.
- Design and implement access controls, authorization rules, and role-based access policies.
- Design, develop and implement Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor authentication (MFA) solutions for external and internal applications using SAML and OAuth in Ping Federate and Okta.
- Work with application teams to help them in understanding the functionality of security protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID) and security tools (Ping Access, Ping Federate, Okta)
- Develop custom plugins and adapters in Ping Federate using Java/J2EE backend technologies.
- Provide on-call support, attend fire calls and troubleshoot issues.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Minimum 8 years IT experience with strong knowledge of information security, IAM principles and Security best practices.
- Advanced knowledge of IAM technologies including, but not limited to the Ping Identity Suite (Ping Federate, Ping Access), Okta.
- In-depth knowledge on security standards and identity protocols (SAML, WS-Federation, WS-Trust, SCIM, JIT and OAuth/OpenID Connect).
- Knowledge of security standards and policies such as SOC2, HIPAA, and GDPR.
- Strong technical expertise in Deploying, Configuring and Upgrading PingFederate, Okta.
- Experience in Migration strategy and implementation from Ping Federate to Okta.
NIce to Have:
- Java /J2EE knowledge and ability to write custom adapters /SDK using PingFederate API's.
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