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Covenant HR · 3 weeks ago

Senior Identity (Ping) Engineer

Tysons Corner, VA

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Covenant HR is partnering with a leading cybersecurity services provider known for their technical excellence and client service. They are seeking a Senior Identity (Ping) Engineer to architect, design, and deploy Ping Identity solutions for a large financial services enterprise, ensuring the implementation of modern authentication methods and managing multiple IAM projects.

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Hiring Manager

Shree N

Responsibilities

Serve as the Ping Identity SME and platform owner across a large financial services enterprise

Architect, design, deploy, and scale Ping Identity solutions for both workforce SSO and CIAM use cases

Perform hands-on configuration across the Ping suite supporting on-prem, private cloud, and SaaS (PingOne) architectures

Design and implement identity workflows using PingOne DaVinci or similar orchestration tools

Lead enterprise-wide rollout of passwordless authentication (FIDO2/WebAuthn/Passkeys)

Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across Ping environments

Drive integration with Azure Identity (Entra ID) and other IdP/IdM technologies

Manage multiple concurrent IAM projects, meeting key milestones and delivering required documentation

Communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders

Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Groovy are highly desired for automation

Candidate must commit exclusively to this contract for its duration

Qualification

Ping Identity suiteIdentity & Access ManagementPasswordless authenticationIAM protocolsScripting skills

Required

7+ years of Identity & Access Management (IAM) engineering and architecture experience

5+ years of hands-on experience with the full Ping Identity suite across enterprise and/or CIAM use cases

Deep expertise with PingFederate, PingID, Ping Directory, and PingOne (Enterprise + Customer)

Proven experience designing and implementing modern passwordless authentication (FIDO2/WebAuthn/Passkeys) at enterprise scale

Expert-level understanding of IAM protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, LDAP) and demonstrated ability to lead large-scale Ping deployments