Keycloak Senior Developer (Distributed Authentication Platform)

Accenture Global; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Long & short-term career breaks

Structured career development program

Local and international career paths

Family Inclusive Workplace

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Keycloak Senior Developer to deliver configurations and extensions for a distributed environment. You will implement robust realm/client designs, authentication flows, and integrations aligned to modern authentication needs (OIDC/OAuth2/SAML, SSO, identity brokering).

Lead patterns for multi-site deployments, integrate with LDAP federation, and shape token mapping. You will contribute to code-based configuration practices and participate in peer reviews and security

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years in IAM/security engineering.
• 3+ years hands-on Keycloak experience.
• Proficient in OIDC/OAuth2 and SAML SSO implementations.
• Strong troubleshooting across authentication flows and federation.

Responsibilities

• Implement advanced Keycloak configurations for OIDC/OAuth2/SAML, SSO, and identity brokering.
• Build Keycloak patterns suitable for distributed deployments (multi-site / multi-environment).
• Implement federation with identity sources and shaping token/claims mapping to meet app requirements.
• Implement strong authentication patterns (MFA, certificate-based auth).
• Contribute to configuration-as-code practices for versioning, promotion, and auditing.
• Perform peer reviews, uplift engineering standards, and support defect triage across auth flows and integrations.
• Support operational hardening activities (secure baseline config, logging/audit, backup/restore testing).

Skills

IAM / security engineering

Keycloak

OIDC/OAuth2/SAML

Troubleshooting authentication flows

Job description

About the role

As a Keycloak Senior Developer, you will be a senior technical contributor delivering Keycloak configurations and extensions for a distributed environment. You will work closely with the Technical Lead to implement robust realm/client designs, authentication flows, and integrations aligned to modern authentication needs (OIDC/OAuth2/SAML, SSO, identity brokering).

What you’ll be responsible for

• Implementing advanced Keycloak configurations for OIDC/OAuth2/SAML, SSO, and identity brokering.
• Building Keycloak patterns suitable for distributed deployments (multi-site / multi-environment consistency).
• Implementing federation/integration with identity sources (e.g., LDAP-based federation) and shaping token/claims mapping to meet application requirements.
• Implementing strong authentication patterns (e.g., MFA, certificate-based auth) as required for security posture.
• Contributing to configuration-as-code practices so Keycloak configuration can be versioned, promoted, and audited.
• Performing peer reviews, uplifting engineering standards, and supporting defect triage across authentication flows and integrations.
• Supporting operational hardening activities (secure baseline config, logging/audit, backup/restore testing).

What we’re looking for

• 4-6+ years’ experience in IAM / security engineering roles.
• 3+ years’ hands-on Keycloak experience.
• Strong experience implementing OIDC/OAuth2 and/or SAML SSO integrations.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across authentication flows, tokens, and federation.

Security Clearance

• Current NV2 Security Clearance

Must be willing to work onsite 5 days a week

Benefits of working at Accenture:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture's Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

About Accenture

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