Senior IAM Software Engineer - Remote ICAM & API Lead

GovCIO; Trenton (NJ); 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 hiring an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of ICAM software components and integrations for the VA. You will work across SSO, IGA, PAM, MPI, and related services, contributing in CI/CD and configuration-as-code environments.

Requires strong Java/Python backend skills, API design experience, SQL proficiency, and the ability to lead technical design and mentoring in an Agile/SAFe setting. Remote US role, with suitability clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on Python and Java development.
• RESTful and SOAP API design and implementation.
• JSON and XML data formats handling.
• Strong SQL query optimization and relational DB skills.
• 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 software components and services for ICAM products.
• Architect and build RESTful and SOAP APIs connecting ICAM services with VA applications and external systems.
• Design and optimize SQL queries and data access patterns for identity data.
• Develop backend services primarily in Java and Python with secure coding practices.
• Lead CI/CD deployments and configuration-as-code for integrations.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct code/design reviews.
• Support identity resolution and person-matching features with IAM Architecture.
• Document design, APIs, and data interfaces; contribute to runbooks.

Skills

Python

Java

REST APIs

JSON

XML

SQL

Git

Leadership

Agile SAFe

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Azure

Job description

GovCIO is hiring an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of ICAM software components and integrations for the VA. You will work across SSO, IGA, PAM, MPI, and related services, contributing in CI/CD and configuration-as-code environments.

Requires strong Java/Python backend skills, API design experience, SQL proficiency, and the ability to lead technical design and mentoring in an Agile/SAFe setting. Remote US role, with suitability clearance eligibility.