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IAM Lead Security Engineer Consultant

Centric Consulting Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

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Job Description

Centric Consulting is seeking an IAM Lead Security Engineer Consultant to lead engineering, modernization, and operational support for a mission-critical enterprise authentication platform.

Responsibilities

Lead design, engineering, lifecycle management, and modernization for an enterprise access management platform
Design and implement authentication and authorization solutions using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, LDAP, federation, Single Sign-On, MFA, passwordless authentication, and token and session management
Own architecture decisions for platform security, scalability, availability, resilience, recoverability, and performance
Troubleshoot complex authentication, application, network, directory, certificate, API, token, and integration issues
Provide technical leadership during production incidents, including root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning
Define standards for monitoring, logging, alerting, disaster recovery, operational readiness, and service reliability
Support application onboarding and develop secure integration patterns for enterprise applications, APIs, and machine identities
Lead platform upgrades and modernization initiatives, including migration from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based or SaaS identity platforms
Build automation and scripts, including Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD processes to improve deployment, administration, monitoring, and support
Drive architecture reviews, produce technical documentation, and mentor engineers on modern identity technologies and engineering practices

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
7+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or information security
5+ years designing, engineering, or supporting enterprise IAM or authentication platforms
4+ years hands-on experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, LDAP, TLS/SSL, federation, Single Sign-On, MFA, and token and session management
5+ years troubleshooting complex issues across authentication platforms, applications, operating systems, networks, directories, certificates, APIs, and integrations
Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical authentication platforms in large enterprise environments
Strong knowledge of REST APIs, authentication flows, secure integration patterns, and modern identity protocols
Experience improving platform reliability, resiliency, operational maturity, and production stability
Scripting and automation experience using Python, JavaScript, Shell, or comparable language
Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux or Unix environments
Ability to produce architecture documentation, engineering standards, implementation guides, operational procedures, and troubleshooting documentation

Technologies

OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, LDAP
TLS/SSL, Single Sign-On, MFA, passwordless authentication
Token and session management, REST APIs
Python, JavaScript, Shell
Linux, Unix
ForgeRock Access Management, Okta Workforce Identity, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra ID
Dynamic Client Registration, Kong
CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, Git
PKI

Location

Hybrid role, must be local to Charlotte, NC
In-office requirement: 3 days per week in Charlotte, NC

Travel

10%

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years implementing or engineering ForgeRock Access Management, preferably 7.x or later
Experience with ForgeRock Access Management, Okta Workforce Identity, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable enterprise IAM platform
Experience with Dynamic Client Registration, API gateways such as Kong, and machine-to-machine authentication
Experience modernizing or migrating IAM platforms from on-premises environments to cloud-native or SaaS solutions
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated deployments, Infrastructure-as-Code, and configuration management
Knowledge of PKI, certificate lifecycle management, encryption, secrets management, and secure key management
Experience supporting containerized or cloud-native authentication platforms
Experience with performance testing, capacity planning, platform upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and operational readiness
Experience working in an ITIL-based operational environment
Master’s degree in a relevant technical or business discipline

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