CISO Technical Lead SSO Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Irving, TX is seeking an experienced IAM professional to lead the design, deployment, and governance of PingFederate-based SSO across large-scale environments. You will drive secure migration, federation strategies, and integration with Active Directory, Azure AD, and LDAP stores, ensuring high availability and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes scripting (PowerShell, Python), troubleshooting, and collaboration with application teams to onboard new apps and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or related field.
• 5+ years of dedicated experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), with at least 3 years focused 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).

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

PingFederate

SSO technologies

Identity and Access Management

SAML 2.0

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

Active Directory

Azure AD

LDAP

PowerShell

Python

Automation scripting

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Active Directory

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 field, 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).