Federation Architect (Secret Clearance Required)

Responsibilities

• Design, implementation, configuration, and support of identity federation solutions across federal and enterprise environments.
• Work closely with engineering teams, customers, and stakeholders to ensure secure and seamless identity federation across complex, multi-domain environments.
• Provide implementation architectures, artifacts, and documentation for customers of UberEther.
• Configure and manage federation services across Identity Providers (IdPs) and Service Providers (SPs).
• Support the integration of enterprise applications with federated identity platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve federation-related issues, including SSO failures, certificate management, and token validation errors.
• Collaborate with IAM engineers and architects to develop and refine federation standards, policies, and best practices.
• Aid in the development and maintenance of technical documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Support security assessments, audits, and compliance reviews related to federation and authentication.
• Assist in the onboarding of new service providers and identity providers into the federation ecosystem.
• Maintain monitoring of federation infrastructure and respond to incidents in a timely manner.
• Stay current with emerging trends and threats in identity federation and authentication technologies.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Secret Clearance required / Top Secret Clearance Preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management or a related field
• Hands-on experience with federation protocols including SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OIDC
• Experience with one or more IAM/federation platforms such as PingFederate, Okta, Azure AD, Shibboleth, or similar and how they contribute to a best practice security implementation
• Solid understanding of PKI, digital certificates, and token-based authentication
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a federal government or DoD environment
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, or NIST 800-63 guidelines
• Experience with Radiant Logic, SailPoint, CyberArk, or Delinea
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or vendor-specific IAM certifications
• Experience with directory services such as Active Directory or LDAP

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible to receive top-notch Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K savings plan, Life Insurance, and Short and Long-term Disability benefits as well as generous paid flex-time, education and technology reimbursement.
• 100% employer covered health care premiums
• 6% 401k match
• Substantial education and professional development budget
• 25 PTO days per year, which increases with tenure