Senior IAM Engineer – ForgeRock & Ping
Alpharetta, GA - USA
Job Summary
10 Years
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior IAM Engineer with deep expertise in ForgeRock Identity Platform Ping Identity and Java-based IAM integrations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing implementing customizing and supporting enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions including authentication authorization user lifecycle management and directory services.
The role requires strong hands-on experience with ForgeRock OpenAM OpenIDM OpenDJ Identity Gateway (IG) LDAP Java/J2EE development and modern authentication technologies such as WebAuthn.
- Design implement and maintain enterprise IAM solutions using ForgeRock products.
- Configure and manage authentication authorization SSO MFA and identity federation solutions.
- Support identity governance user lifecycle management and access management initiatives.
- Ensure IAM solutions meet security compliance and business requirements.
- Install configure upgrade and maintain ForgeRock components:
- OpenAM (Access Management)
- OpenIDM (Identity Management)
- OpenDJ (LDAP Directory Services)
- ForgeRock Identity Gateway (IG)
- Customize ForgeRock workflows authentication journeys and access policies.
- Develop and maintain Groovy scripts for authentication and authorization processes.
- Implement custom integrations between ForgeRock products and enterprise applications.
- Design and develop Java/J2EE-based IAM integrations.
- Extend ForgeRock capabilities through custom Java development.
- Build REST/SOAP integrations with enterprise applications and third-party systems.
- Develop custom connectors adapters and APIs for identity services.
- Configure and customize ForgeRock Identity Gateway (IG).
- Implement secure access controls and policy enforcement mechanisms.
- Integrate ForgeRock with:
- Web applications
- APIs
- Cloud services
- Enterprise identity providers
- Implement user provisioning and deprovisioning workflows using OpenIDM.
- Manage LDAP directory structures and synchronization processes.
- Configure and maintain OpenDJ and other LDAP repositories.
- Support identity data management and reconciliation processes.
- Implement modern authentication mechanisms including:
- SSO
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- SAML
- WebAuthn
- MFA
- Ensure security best practices are followed across IAM implementations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve IAM platform issues.
- Analyze logs and performance metrics.
- Support production deployments and platform upgrades.
- Collaborate with security infrastructure and application teams.
- ForgeRock OpenAM
- ForgeRock OpenIDM
- ForgeRock OpenDJ
- ForgeRock Identity Gateway (IG)
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- SAML
- MFA
- User Provisioning / Deprovisioning
- Java
- J2EE
- REST APIs
- Groovy Scripting
- LDAP
- OpenDJ
- Directory Synchronization
- WebAuthn
- Identity Federation
- Authentication & Authorization
- Ping Identity
- PingFederate
- PingAccess
- PingOne
- ForgeRock Cloud
- Kubernetes & Docker
- DevOps & CI/CD
- Cloud IAM (AWS Azure GCP)
- 10 years of overall IT experience.
- 5 years of hands-on experience with ForgeRock IAM solutions.
- Strong experience in Java/J2EE development and integration.
- Experience implementing enterprise IAM and access management solutions.
- Strong understanding of LDAP directory services and identity federation.