CISO Technical Lead – SSO Engineer

Recutify Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Recutify Inc. is seeking a CISO Technical Lead SSO Engineer to drive secure divestiture-related PingFederate strategies and oversee large-scale identity federation implementations in onsite environments across multiple locations.

The role requires deep IAM and SSO expertise, with strong collaboration across security and IT teams. You will design, deploy, and manage PingFederate configurations, integrate with AD/Azure AD, and ensure compliance with security policies while delivering reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field.
• 5+ years in Identity and Access Management (IAM) with at least 3 years focused on SSO technologies.
• Proficiency designing, implementing, and managing PingFederate in large-scale environments.
• Experience with identity federation protocols: SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Experience integrating SSO with Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP.
• Scripting skills (PowerShell, Python) for automation.
• Strong communication to explain technical concepts to varied audiences.
• English fluency (oral and written).

Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution strategies for secure separation, migration, and integration of PingFederate instances during divestiture.
• Plan and implement identity federation solutions to support cross-organization access with minimal disruption.
• Maintain PingFederate environments, including connections, policies, adapters, and authentication methods.
• Troubleshoot SSO, authentication, and federation issues to ensure service availability.
• Provide expert-level support and create runbooks, SOPs, and architectural diagrams.

Skills

IAM

SSO

SAML 2.0

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

PowerShell

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

PingFederate

Active Directory

Azure AD

Job description

Title: CISO Technical Lead SSO Engineer
Location: Irving, TX/Jersey City, NJ/Tampa, FL/Onsite
Video Interviews
Experience required: - 8-12 years of experience

JOB DESCRIPTION:
1) CISO Technical Lead SSO Engineer

Services:

Divestiture Strategy & Execution:

• Drive development and execution strategies for the secure separation, migration, and integration of PingFederate instances, configurations, and associated identity stores for divested business units.
• Plan and implement identity federation solutions to support application access for users transitioning between organizations, ensuring minimal disruption.
• Manage the lifecycle of federated trusts, connections, and identity providers/service providers in the context of divestiture, including onboarding and offboarding applications.

PingFederate Implementation & Management:

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain high-availability PingFederate environments across various enterprise landscapes.
• Administer PingFederate connections, policies, adapters, selectors, and authentication methods (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
• Troubleshoot complex SSO authentication, authorization, and federation issues to ensure continuous service availability.

Identity & Access Integration:

• Integrate PingFederate with various identity stores such as Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and LDAP directories.
• Collaborate with application owners to onboard new applications and migrate existing ones to the PingFederate SSO platform.
• Ensure seamless integration with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions.

Security & Compliance:

• Implement and enforce security best practices and architectural guidelines for identity federation and SSO solutions.
• Ensure that SSO configurations comply with corporate security policies, regulatory requirements, and data governance standards during the divestiture process.
• Conduct regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments of the PingFederate environment.

Operational Support & Documentation:

• Provide expert-level support for SSO-related incidents and requests, often collaborating with cross-functional IT and security teams.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, architectural diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the SSO infrastructure.

Deliverables:

• Secure Divestiture & Federated Identity Transition
• Resilient PingFederate & SSO Platform Operations
• Security, Compliance & Operational Excellence

Required Skills/Expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related technical fi eld, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of dedicated experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), with at least 3 years focused specifically on SSO technologies.
• Proficiency in designing, implementing, and managing PingFederate in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Understanding and hands-on experience with identity federation protocols such as SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Experience integrating SSO solutions with various applications and identity stores (e.g., Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation and administration tasks.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Required: English fluency (oral and written).