Senior Identity Engineer (IDX)

kachyng.com; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

kachyng.com is seeking an experienced identity and access engineer to build identity and trust services that support delegated interactions between people and software agents. The work covers token delegation, identity federation, and the security controls needed to support enterprise authentication and authorization.

Responsibilities include implementing the lifecycle and verification processes for scoped delegation tokens, developing services for revocation propagation, attestation, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of identity or access engineering experience.
• Deep knowledge of OAuth and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Experience with cryptographic signing methods and key management.
• Practical threat modeling skills and a security-by-design mindset.

Responsibilities

• Implement the lifecycle and verification processes for scoped delegation tokens.
• Develop services for revocation propagation, attestation, and identity federation.
• Strengthen authentication and authorization paths used by enterprise workloads.
• Apply threat modeling and security-focused design to identity systems.

Tools

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

Key management

Job description

Role overview

Build identity and trust services that support delegated interactions between people and software agents. The work covers token delegation, identity federation, and the security controls needed to support enterprise authentication and authorization.

Responsibilities

• Implement the lifecycle and verification processes for scoped delegation tokens.
• Develop services for revocation propagation, attestation, and identity federation.
• Strengthen authentication and authorization paths used by enterprise workloads.
• Apply threat modeling and security-focused design to identity systems.

Requirements

• 6+ years of identity or access engineering experience.
• Deep knowledge of OAuth and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Experience with cryptographic signing methods and key management.
• Practical threat modeling skills and a security-by-design mindset.