Job Description


Job Overview

  • Job ID:

    J54942

  • Job Title:

    Authentication Engineer

  • Location:

    Plano, TX

  • Duration:

    10 Months + Extension

  • Domain Exposure:

    Oil & Gas

  • Client:

    To Be Discussed Later

  • Employment Type:

    W-2, 1099, C2C

  • Work Authorization:

    US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Title:Authentication Engineer

Location: Plano TX

Duration:10+ months 

Bill Rate: $69/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description: 

  • Develop and troubleshoot authentication flows using SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OIDC.
  • Develop authentication components, shared services, REST APIs, and integrations using Java/Spring Boot and Python.
  • Build automation for application onboarding, authentication configuration, certificate lifecycle, identity verification, and access revocation.
  • Troubleshoot complex authentication issues involving sessions, tokens, claims, certificates, redirects, APIs, and application integrations.
  • Support MFA, passwordless, and device-bound authentication solutions, including technologies such as Beyond Identity.
  • Develop scripts and operational automation using Python, Bash, and CLI tools.
  • Work with AWS services such as EC2, Auto Scaling, S3, VPC, and CloudFormation/IaC.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git/GitHub.
  • Use Splunk/SPL, application logs, and monitoring data for incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
  • Support authentication platform upgrades, migrations, modernization, and legacy solution decommissioning.
  • Contribute to Zero Trust and secure access integrations involving technologies such as Zscaler and BYOD environments.
  • Follow enterprise security, SOX, audit, ServiceNow, and change-management requirements.
  • Strong hands-on experience in IAM, authentication, federation, SSO, and enterprise application onboarding.
  • Expertise in PingFederate and PingAccess, with strong knowledge of SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, tokens, claims, sessions, and certificates.
  • Strong development capability in Java/Spring Boot and Python, including REST APIs, integrations, scripting, and automation.
  • Experience troubleshooting production authentication services and complex SSO flows.
  • Working knowledge of Git/GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD, automated testing, and Splunk/SPL.
  • Experience with AWS, CloudFormation/IaC, and highly available or multi-region architectures.
  • Exposure to PingID, MFA, passwordless authentication, Beyond Identity, or certificate lifecycle management.
  • Experience with Zscaler, Zero Trust, identity lifecycle automation, platform migrations, or legacy decommissioning.
  • Working knowledge of MySQL, SOX controls, ServiceNow, and enterprise change management.
  • Exposure to AI-enabled development tools such as Claude, MCP, or agentic frameworks.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 9+ years of experience in IAM, software engineering, security engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven ability to design, develop, integrate, and support enterprise authentication solutions.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

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