Remote IAM Engineer: SSO, IGA & API Pro

GovCIO; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of ICAM components (SSO, IGA, PAM, MPI) for the VA. The role spans API and data integration work, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration‑as‑code, while mentoring junior engineers and guiding identity resolution strategies in a fully remote US position.

You will collaborate with IAM architecture, release management, and QA teams to build secure backend services in Java and Python, design RESTful and SOAP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, and 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Python and Java, designing and building complex backend services.
• Experience architecting or integrating RESTful and SOAP APIs.
• Strong JSON/XML data handling and payload design skills.
• Strong SQL query writing and relational DB experience.
• Experience with Git and collaborative software development practices.
• Experience leading technical design and mentoring engineers.
• Experience in Agile Scrum or SAFe delivery teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, and maintenance of ICAM components and services.
• Architect and build RESTful and SOAP APIs connecting ICAM with VA applications and external systems.
• Design and optimize SQL queries and data access patterns at scale.
• Develop backend services in Java and Python with secure coding practices.
• Lead CI/CD onboarding of new integrations and configuration-as-code deployments.
• Perform root-cause analysis of defects and production issues.
• Conduct code and design reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Coordinate deployments and release activities with IAM Release Manager.

Skills

Python

Java

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

JSON

XML

SQL

Git

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Configuration-as-code

Azure cloud

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of ICAM components (SSO, IGA, PAM, MPI) for the VA. The role spans API and data integration work, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration‑as‑code, while mentoring junior engineers and guiding identity resolution strategies in a fully remote US position.

You will collaborate with IAM architecture, release management, and QA teams to build secure backend services in Java and Python, design RESTful and SOAP