Principal Software Engineer

Providence India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal candidates have 9–14 years in IAM, strong leadership, and familiarity with cloud-native security, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes. Join our team to advance Zero Trust security across enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• 9–14 years of software engineering experience with IAM focus.
• Solid understanding of IAM protocols and identity platforms.
• Experience with cloud-native security, DevOps, and API/Microservices design.

Responsibilities

• Architect, lead development and implement secure, scalable IAM in hybrid Entra ID + on-prem AD environments.
• Automate user/NHI provisioning, deprovisioning, and RBAC.
• Authentication/authorization including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM.

Skills

IAM architecture

Technical leadership

CI/CD pipelines

Docker/Kubernetes

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Engineering

Tools

.NET

Go

React

SQL/No-SQL

Azure

Entra ID

Job description

Organization Background

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team defines and manages the digital identities, permissions, and access rights for users and non-human identities (NHIs). The scope spans the entire identity lifecycle—provisioning, authentication, authorization, access governance, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Single Sign-On (SSO) & MFA, policy enforcement, reporting and deprovisioning across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS systems.

What will you be responsible for?

• Architect, lead the development and implement secure, scalable, resilient and highly available Identity and Access Management solutions in hybrid identity environments (Entra ID + on-prem Active Directory).
• Automation of user/NHI provisioning, deprovisioning, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Authentication/authorization, including Active Directory, SSO, MFA, and SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM protocols.
• Build and maintain enterprise‑grade integrations for IAM platforms/tools with IT/HR systems.
• Own the reliability, security, and modernization of identity platforms that underpin enterprise access and Zero Trust security.

What would your day look like?

• Partner with security architecture, infrastructure, application, and HR/IT teams to align IAM solutions with enterprise security strategy, compliance requirements, and business objectives.
• Work with stakeholders, TPM, and engineering team to understand business requirements. Design, build and maintain robust, scalable and reusable products and modules ensuring high availability, security and efficiency for enterprise‑scale deployment.
• Back‑end microservices/APIs using .Net/Go and database operations using SQL/No‑SQL and Azure cloud services.
• User interfaces and front‑end functionalities using React.
• Integration with internal/external systems.
• Integrate Entra ID authentication and authorization with a broader Zero Trust architecture.

Who are we looking for?

• Must have 9‑14 years of software engineering experience, with significant experience focusing on IAM domains.
• Must have skills:
  • Architecture & Design: Architecture and implementation of solutions that manage user identities and secure access.
  • Technical Proficiencies: Expertise in Web application, APIs, Microservices design and development using .Net or Go, React and databases such as SQL/No‑SQL.
  • Protocols/Standards: Deep understanding of IAM protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM), directory services (Active Directory, LDAP), and Cloud‑native security.
  • IAM Tools: Experience with platforms like SailPoint, IdentityIQ, Okta, Ping Identity, or Microsoft Active Directory/Entra ID.
  • Technical Leadership: Proven experience in technical leadership, mentoring engineers and setting architectural standards.
  • Infrastructure: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes & IaC.
  • Experience with version control systems, such as Git, ADO and ability to work in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Engineering or similar.