Information Security Senior Engineer - Authentication

About the role

The Ping (SSO) Engineer at Equinix is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting authentication, SSO, and multi-factor authentication services. This role works within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and architects, partnering with business teams to deliver secure and scalable identity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support SSO, federation, and MFA solutions using Ping suite and Azure ADServe as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) across Ping and Azure identity capabilities and IAM domains
• Drive adoption of authentication and authorization reference architectures for modern and emerging technologies
• Develop scalable solutions aligned with Zero Trust principles and enterprise IAM standards
• Integrate applications (legacy and modern) into SSO, ensuring secure onboarding and adherence to IAM best practices
• Troubleshoot complex authentication, federation, and identity-related issues across systems
• Implement and support machine-to-machine authentication (OAuth2 client credentials, API security)
• Contribute to automation-first identity workflows leveraging APIs and event-driven integrations
• Support identity architecture evolution, including AI agents and non-human identity governance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience architecting and implementing IAM solutions, with strong expertise in Ping stack (preferred) and Azure AD
• In-depth experience with IAM protocols: SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM
• Strong experience with SSO, Federation, and authentication architectures
• 6+ years of experience with directories (AD, PingDirectory, Azure AD, LDAP)
• Experience with other IAM platforms (e.g., Okta, SailPoint) is a plus
• Broad knowledge of enterprise IT across cloud, network, systems, and identity infrastructure
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP) are a plus