Security Project Management – Migration of an Identity Provider – Level 3

Keoni; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Demartino Law seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead an Identity Provider migration. You will manage the full lifecycle, coordinate security, infrastructure, and vendor teams, and drive coexistence strategies with rigorous testing and governance.

The role requires 5–7 years in technical PM, expertise in SAML2/OAuth2/OpenID Connect, and familiarity with IAM solutions. Fluency in English and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of technical project management experience in critical environments (ideally banking/insurance or large enterprise).
• Proven experience migrating or deploying at least one authentication/SSO/IAM solution.
• Strong knowledge of SAML 2.0, OAuth2, OpenID Connect.
• Experience with Directory/IAM (AD, AAD, LDAP).
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and project management methodologies (V-model, agile/hybrid).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to report to management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full migration project lifecycle and governance committees.
• Build and maintain detailed schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Coordinate security, infrastructure, network, and application teams and vendors.
• Define migration strategy including coexistence, rollback, and testing phases.
• Ensure test strategy covers functional, technical, load, and security aspects.

Skills

Identity Federation

SSO

Project Management

Tools

ForgeRock

Ping

Keycloak

Azure AD

Job description

# Security Project Management – Migration of an Identity Provider – Level 3* Home* Security Project Management – Migration of an Identity Provider – Level 3* July 17, 2026* 0 Comments* By Roberte OkoyaContext Overall Objective: To manage an Identity Provider migration project The technical project manager will be involved in the entire project lifecycle: Replacement/migration of the authentication and SSO solution Coverage of federation protocols (SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect) Integration with directories/IDM (AD, AAD, LDAP, group IAM...) Implementation and migration of MFA/strong authentication Support for the migration of consuming applications (web, API, mobile, partners) Main Missions: Project Management Build and maintain the detailed schedule, budget, and resource plan Organize and lead steering committees and technical committees (COPIL, COTEC) Coordinate all stakeholders: security, infrastructure, network, application teams, vendors, integrators, production Monitor risks, dependencies, the action plan, and trade-offs (prioritization, milestones) Migration Management Build the migration strategy from Migration of the existing solution to the target: Prioritization of applications and workflows; Coexistence strategy / gradual switchover; Reversibility / fallback plan ; Managing the POC, pilot, acceptance testing, and rollout phases; Coordinating production deployments, switchovers, and coexistence periods; Ensuring communication and support for client application teams using SSO; Testing, security, compliance: Defining and monitoring the testing strategy: functional, technical, load, security; Ensuring that security requirements are met (IAM, strong authentication, banking regulatory compliance); Validating coverage of availability, performance, and resilience requirements (SLA/SLO, DRP/BCP); Documentation & transfer to Operations: Managing the production of project, operational, and architectural documentation; Organizing knowledge transfer to the Operations / Access Control / Support teams ; Ensuring that ITIL processes (incident, change, problem) are adapted to the new solutionDesired Profile and Technical Skills • Identity Federation (SAMLv2, WS-Fed...) – Confirmed – Important • SSO – Confirmed – ImportantLanguage Skills • Professional English (Essential) Proven experience (≥ 5-7 years) in technical project management within critical environments (ideally banking/insurance or large enterprise) Significant experience on at least one authentication/SSO/IAM solution migration or deployment project Good understanding of authentication/federation protocols: SAML 2.0, OAuth2, OpenID Connect Knowledge of infrastructure environments: Directory/IAM (AD, AAD, LDAP, etc.) Cloud platforms (Azure/others) preferred Experience with project management methodologies (V-model, agile/hybrid) and ITIL processes Ability to communicate effectively with highly technical profiles (architects, infrastructure engineers, security) while providing clear reporting to managementDesired technical/functional skills: Experience with one or more market solutions: ForgeRock, Ping, Keycloak, Azure AD, WSO2, IBM, etc. Knowledge of regulatory challenges in the banking sector (security, compliance, auditing). Familiarity with application security (OWASP, hardening authentication processes, secrets management). Knowledge of user experience (UX) issues related to authentication and SSO.Soft skills: Leadership and ability to unite a multi-stakeholder environment; excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to synthesize information for management purposes; rigor, organization, sense of priorities and risk management; team spirit, teaching skills, ability to support change; autonomy, proactivity, ability to raise concerns and propose solutionsApplication: CV + cover letter + copies of diplomas to be sent to [e-mail]