Senior SSO Architect

iSpace, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

iSpace, Inc. is seeking a senior IAM/SSO engineer to lead and mentor the SSO squad within an Agile framework. The role focuses on aligning SSO roadmaps with enterprise architecture and security standards, and to drive modernization of authorization services.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in IAM/SSO, strong leadership, and hands-on experience with PingFederate, PingDirectory, PingOne DaVinci, and modern OAuth/OIDC protocols. Healthcare/HIPAA familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and enterprise SSO engineering.
• 2+ years of technical leadership directing engineering squads.
• Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical environments (healthcare/ HIPAA preferred).
• Deep expertise in Ping Identity suite and DaVinci orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the SSO engineering squad in an Agile/Scrum framework.
• Align SSO roadmaps with enterprise blueprints; represent SSO on Architecture Review Boards.
• Collaborate on modernizing authorization with PingAuthorize and externalized policy engines.
• Coordinate with Microsoft federation teams for seamless integration and user experiences.
• Maintain 24x7 operational reliability for federation infrastructure (PingFederate, PingDirectory, PingID).
• Drive cloud-native identity modernization and CIAM integrations.
• Enforce standards for onboarding and governance of applications.

Skills

IAM Engineering

SSO engineering

Technical Leadership

Architecture collaboration

Tools

PingFederate

PingDirectory

PingOne DaVinci

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

GKE

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

• Squad Leadership: Lead, mentor, and technically direct the SSO engineering squad in an Agile/Scrum framework, fostering engineering excellence and operational rigor.
• Architecture Alignment: Partner closely with Enterprise Architecture and Security Architects to align SSO roadmaps with enterprise blueprints and represent SSO on Architecture Review Boards (ARB).
• Authorization Modernization: Collaborate with adjacent IAM teams evaluating PingAuthorize and modern IDM/IGA solutions to replace legacy authorization systems (Oracle Entitlement Server / OES).
• Microsoft Ecosystem Collaboration: Partner with the Microsoft/M365 team to ensure seamless federation, PRT evaluation, Conditional Access handoffs, and a cohesive user experience.

Operational Reliability & Current Environment

• Tier-0 High Availability: Maintain 24x7 operational reliability and high availability (99.99%+) for enterprise federation infrastructure, including PingFederate, PingDirectory, and PingID.
• Workforce & CIAM Integrations: Manage integrations for PingOne Customer (CIAM) and support enterprise workforce authentication across dedicated endpoints, shared clinical kiosks, and Citrix VDI.
• Application Federation: Onboard and support core clinical applications (CWOW, HWOW, PATH, Epic, Cerner) and enterprise SaaS platforms using SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Certificate & Key Lifecycle: Standardize and automate cryptographic certificate management, token signing, and encryption keys to eliminate unplanned outages.
• Cloud Workforce Migration: Lead the active migration of workforce authentication to PingOne Workforce Cloud and drive cloud-native identity modernization.
• Standards Enforcement: Champion and enforce client SSO Enterprise Standards ('Configuration over Customization'), establishing strict governance for application onboarding and exception reviews.
• Legacy Grant Deprecation: Deprecate legacy authentication methods and eliminate insecure grants (e.g., migrating applications off Resource Owner Password Credentials / ROPC to OAuth 2.0 Auth Code with PKCE).
• Identity Orchestration (DaVinci): Architect dynamic identity orchestration workflows and user journeys using PingOne DaVinci, integrating adaptive MFA (PingOne Protect), risk signals, and passwordless authentication (FIDO2, WebAuthn).
• GCP Cloud DevOps: Drive GCP DevOps automation for identity services, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments on Google Cloud (GKE).
• Future Cloud IdP Readiness: Maintain architectural readiness for potential future adoption of cloud identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID.
• Developer Experience: Streamline developer onboarding through self-service tools, dynamic JWKS key discovery, and CI/CD automation.

Experience:

• Total Experience: 8+ years of dedicated experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) engineering.
• Technical Leadership: 2+ years of experience leading engineering squads, mentoring developers, and partnering with Enterprise Architecture and Security Architecture groups.
• Enterprise Scale: Proven track record supporting high-availability, mission-critical environments (healthcare and HIPAA compliance experience preferred).
• Ping Identity & DaVinci Orchestration: Deep expertise in PingFederate, PingID, PingDirectory, PingCentral, PingOne Workforce Cloud, PingOne Customer (CIAM), and strong hands‑on skills in PingOne DaVinci for identity orchestration and flow design. (Note: PingAccess is not used in this environment).
• Authorization & Identity Modernization: Solid understanding of fine‑grained authorization (ABAC/PBAC) and how modern externalized authorization platforms (e.g., PingAuthorize) integrate with SSO to replace legacy policy engines (OES).
• Federation Protocols & Standards: Expert mastery of SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, and SCIM; deep knowledge of modern grant flows (Auth Code + PKCE, Token Exchange) and legacy grant remediation.
• Microsoft Federation & Cloud Identity: Strong familiarity with Microsoft 365 federation, Hybrid Identity, and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) concepts (Conditional Access, Intune, PRT) to optimize user login flows and assess future cloud IdP opportunities.
• Endpoints & Session Controls: Experience designing session policies, Single Logout (SLO), and MFA rules for corporate laptops, shared clinical workstations, and Citrix VDI.
• GCP & Cloud DevOps: Strong hands‑on DevOps expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, CI/CD pipeline automation (Jenkins/GitLab CI), REST APIs, and scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash).

Core Soft Skills:

• Strategic Problem Solver: Balances rigorous security controls with frictionless clinical and teammate user workflows.
• Collaborative Communicator: Effectively translates enterprise architectural blueprints into technical implementations and communicates clearly across all levels.
• Team Coach: Dedicated to developing engineering talent and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Preferred Certifications:

• Ping Identity Certified Professional / Architect (PingFederate / PingOne)
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300) / Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)