Senior Implementation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Implementation & Delivery
• Lead end-to-end deployment of 1Kosmos solutions for enterprise and public-sector customers.
• Conduct discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and technical design sessions.
• Develop implementation plans, migration strategies, and deployment runbooks.
• Serve as the primary technical lead during customer onboarding and production rollouts.
• Manage multiple customer implementations simultaneously while ensuring delivery excellence.
• SSO & Federation Integration
• Design and implement Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations using:
• SAML 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• OAuth 2.0
• WS-Federation
• Integrate 1Kosmos with enterprise Identity Providers including:
• Microsoft Entra ID
• PingFederate
• Okta
• Azure AD
• Custom Identity Providers
• Configure federation trust relationships, claims mappings, authentication policies, and user provisioning workflows.
• Troubleshoot authentication failures, token issues, certificate problems, and federation-related incidents.
• Passwordless & Identity Verification
• Deploy passwordless authentication solutions utilizing:
• FIDO2
• Passkeys
• WebAuthn
• Mobile-based authentication
• Certificate-based authentication
• Implement identity proofing and verification workflows.
• Design phishing-resistant authentication architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles.
• Integrate passwordless authentication into VPNs, VDI environments, workforce applications, and customer-facing applications.
• Enterprise Infrastructure Integration
• Integrate with:
• Active Directory
• Ldap
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Hr systems
• SIEM platforms
• MFA solutions
• Deploy and support 1Kosmos components.
• Support hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-premises deployment models.
• Automation & Development
• Develop automation scripts and integration tools using:
• Python
• PowerShell
• Javascript
• Bash
• Create deployment automation and operational tooling.
• Aid customers with custom integrations and identity workflows.
• Customer Success & Escalation Support
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customer IAM and authentication initiatives.
• Mentor customer teams on best practices for passwordless authentication adoption.
• Support escalated technical issues and complex production environments.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Support, and Customer Success teams to resolve customer challenges.
• Provide implementation feedback to influence product roadmap and feature enhancements.

Required Qualifications

• Experience - 9+ years of hands-on IAM, SSO, or Federation implementation experience
• 5+ years implementing enterprise authentication and access management solutions
• Experience leading customer-facing technical implementations
• Experience integrating enterprise applications and SaaS platforms using federation standards
• Proven ability to manage complex technical deployments involving multiple stakeholders
• Strong experience in:
• SAML 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• OAuth 2.0
• SCIM
• Active Directory
• Ldap
• Microsoft Entra ID
• MFA and Passwordless Authentication
• PKI and Certificate Management
• REST APIs
• JSON and XML
• Experience with one or more:
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Ping Identity PingFederate
• Okta
• ForgeRock
• SailPoint
• CyberArk
• Programming/Scripting experience:
• Python
• PowerShell
• Javascript
• Bash