Information Technology Security Engineer

Harvey Nash; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking an experienced Information Security professional for a 12-month contract in Dublin, onsite. You will design and implement IAM solutions, manage authentication and authorization, and lead large-scale cloud IAM initiatives across major platforms.

Strong governance, collaboration with solution teams, and hands-on engineering are essential. The role emphasizes identity federation, SSO patterns, and secure access management for enterprise environments, with extensive exposure

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Information Security experience.
• Experience with SSO technologies and IAM platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud IAM across AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Familiarity with LDAP/AD, MFA and risk-based authentication.
• Hands-on implementation experience with IAM solutions in cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to story refinement and requirements.
• Understand and utilize network, virtualization, and datacenter technologies for deployment strategies.
• Integrate, transform and control systems in operational environments per acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with development teams to deliver system requirements.
• Handle large data sets meeting functional/non-functional requirements.
• Build processes for system transformation and workload management.
• Define and build deployment pipelines for faster decision-making.
• Run and triage test suites and document deployment requirements.
• Identify gaps in environment management and close them with partners.

Skills

OAuth

OpenID Connect

FIDO

SCIM

LDAP

SAML

Ping Federate/ Ping Access

Cloud IAM (AWS, GCP, Azure)

PingIDM/SCIM

Active Directory

MFA

Risk-based authentication

Privileged access management

Web development basics (HTML, XML, XSL

Tools

PingFederate

PingAccess

Active Directory

Job description

Location: Dublin, Ireland – Onsite (5 days/week)

Type: Contract (12 months)

Description:

Participates in design, development and implementation of systems engineering activities, to include OS technical support, systems programming, and data center capabilities. Responsible for components of complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities. Assists in establishment of input/output processes and working parameters for hardware compatibility and coordination of subsystems design and integration of total system. Serves as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource; provides tech knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor. Will not have direct reports but will influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations. Provides input on staffing, budget, and personnel. Typically 5 or more years of systems engineering experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to story refinement/defining requirements.
• Understand and utilize basic network, virtualization, and datacenter technologies for deployment strategies.
• Work with solutions to integrate, transform and control systems in operational environments per the defined acceptance criteria.
• Work across development teams to understand and aid in the delivery of system requirements.
• Work with large, complex data sets that meet functional/ non-functional requirements.
• Build and improve processes supporting system transformation, structures, quality controls, dependency, and workload management.
• Define and build deployment pipelines that enable faster, better, data-informed decision-making within the business.
• Perform/Implement existing test suites (integration, regression, and performance), analyze test reports, identify any test issues/errors, and triage the underlying cause.
• Document and communicate required information for deployment, maintenance, support, and business functionality.
• Document and communicate required information for deployment, maintenance, support, and business functionality.
• Identify gaps in environment management standard adherence and work with appropriate partners to develop plans to close gaps.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Information Security
• Strong hands‑on experience with industry standard SSO technologies and protocols (OAuth, OpenID Connect, FIDO, SCIM, LDAP, SAML)
• Expertise in Identity and Authentication solutions such as Ping Federate/Ping Access (preferred)
• Strong experience in designing Ping policies including custom solutions
• Strong expertise in development of Cloud IAM solutions for AWS, GCP and Azure
• Strong experience in federating cloud applications with PingFederate
• Strong experience in implementing identity synchronization to Cloud IAM using PingIDM/SCIM
• Knowledge of LDAP and Active Directory services, MFA, Risk based authentication and privileged access management
• Holistic view of IAM (Authentication and Authorization Data, Endpoint Security, Network Security, Policy Engine)
• Experience in Web-Development technologies: HTML, XML, XSL/XSLT, XPATH and Java script
• Proficient in Linux, Windows, Tomcat, Web Logic, IBM WebSphere environments
• Understanding of API design concepts, RESTful Services and modern application interaction patterns
• Familiarity with deployments and integration of IAM solutions within the cloud (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud)
• Experience in deploying large‑scale, global projects and programs
• Familiarity with IT security and risk management practices
• Leadership skills and qualities which enable you to work with peers and various levels of management
• Effective communication skills and motivation/willingness to learn.