Senior Engineer - IAM- Forgerock

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in London is seeking a professional with extensive experience in ForgeRock IAM products and related technologies. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in designing and managing IAM solutions, along with a proven track record in integration and migration projects. This role requires a deep understanding of modern authentication protocols and the ability to lead operations teams effectively.

Qualifications

• 10 years of hands-on experience with ForgeRock IAM products.
• Strong experience with PingOne Advanced Cloud and IAM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable IAM solutions.
• Lead AM operations and engineering teams through project phases.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Groovy Scripts

REST APIs

LDAP Directory Services

Agile practices

DevOps

CI/CD

OAuth 2.0

SAML

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a professional with extensive experience in ForgeRock IAM products and related technologies. The ideal candidate will have:

1. 10 years of hands-on experience with ForgeRock IAM products such as AM, IDM, IG, and DS.
2. Strong experience with PingOne Advanced Cloud, including designing, implementing, and managing scalable IAM solutions.
3. Experience in integrating PingOne Advanced Cloud with existing applications and infrastructure.
4. Deep knowledge of Ping Platform, ForgeRock Cloud, and Ping Gateway, along with ForgeRock IG.
5. Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing ForgeRock and Access Management solutions using both on-premises and cloud environments.
6. Proven track record with multiple implementation projects involving integration and migration of products like Okta, PingFederate, Entra ID, ForgeRock ISAM, NETIQ, SiteMinder, and OAM.
7. Experience managing operations teams, acting as an L3 escalation point, or supporting as an L4 on vendor side.
8. Strong expertise in ForgeRock platform components including Gateway, Management, and Access Management.
9. In-depth knowledge of ForgeRock Platform Manager, Access Manager, Java, JavaScript, Groovy Scripts, REST APIs, and LDAP Directory Services.
10. Experience configuring ForgeRock AMD, JIDMIG in highly available environments.
11. Designing, solutioning, and architecting AM solutions, with excellent communication with product vendors.
12. Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and design solutions.
13. Hands-on experience with system integration of Access Management products.
14. Ability to review IT artifacts and guide teams according to industry best practices.
15. Contributing to community knowledge bases with lessons learned, best practices, and tools, utilizing SharePoint.
16. Capability to set and drive the technical architecture for IAM tools and serve as the final escalation point.
17. Leading innovation in the IAM space, including process improvements, metrics, and COE initiatives.
18. Leading AM operations and engineering teams through various project phases and release cycles.
19. Strong understanding of modern authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID, SAML, and Kerberos.
20. Knowledge of software engineering methodologies, Agile practices, Scrum, DevOps, CI/CD, and configuration management.
21. Web development skills with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, and CSS frameworks.
22. Knowledge of BCP/DR activities related to IAM products.
23. Proficiency in programming and scripting languages including Java, PowerShell, and others.