IAM Architect with Ping Experience

Cloud Security Services is seeking an experienced information security professional for a full-time opportunity. This position requires a solid understanding of web application security and architecture, cloud deployment strategies, excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills, as well as strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. The ideal candidate will be an energetic entrepreneur with enterprise security experience, strong interpersonal and communication skills, a dedicated work ethic, and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. 
 
Summary of Job Responsibilities 
 
 

• Work with internal and client-side resources to deploy and support PingAccess, Ping Federate & PingDirectory in high-availability environments 

• Plan and execute migrations from 3rd party IAM vendors to the PingIdentity platform 

• Develop strategy and deployment plans for extending the reach of the Ping product suite to additional applications 

• Analyze and plan significant infrastructure updates and product upgrades 

• Respond to client calls for assistance with Ping related issues 

• Assist clients with scalability planning for future security needs 

• Share general product knowledge with co-workers and the security community via participation in social media platforms 

 
 
Minimum Requirements 
 
 

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline, or commensurate professional experience 

• At least 5 years of experience with the Ping Identity Platform, SSO, user directories, and web access management technologies 

• Strong understanding of federation technologies such as oAuth, OpenID Connect & SAML 

• Demonstrated expertise deploying identity technologies on industry leading cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure preferred) 

• Certified in at least one of the following: PingAccess, PingFederate, PingDirectory 

• Authorized to work in the US for any employer 

 
Preferred Skills 
 
 

• Ability to work in team-oriented environment where collaboration is encouraged and valued 

• Self-direction and independent problem-solving 

• Ability to combine data and knowledge from various sources to determine the proper approach for planning and execution 

• Ability to accept constructive criticism and debate opposing viewpoints in order to arrive at the best solution for the client 

• Demonstrated working knowledge of web servers, clients and browsers, LDAP directories, and Oracle or Microsoft Server databases 

• Ability to advise on cloud, on-prem, and hybrid IAM deployment strategies 

• Knowledge of common network services and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, HTTPS, VPN 

• Solid Windows & Unix skills 

• Demonstrated knowledge of common programming practices 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Experience with Web application servers, SAML, XML, SOAP and web services is strongly preferred 

• Network topology design, security, performance, and fault tolerant architecture experience is a plus 

• Ability to travel to clients