Software Engineer, VP, JR-0000040549

Permanent Opportunity with an established financial services firm
3 days onsite in Whippany, NJ

About Our Client

The client is an established financial services firm.

Job Description

Shape or contribute to strategy, set requirements, allocate resources, and manage policies and budgets while driving continuous improvement and addressing compliance breaches.
Define roles, oversee performance, support career development, and align team operations with both short- and long-term business priorities and corporate objectives.
Serve as a domain expert guiding technical direction, leading complex initiatives, mentoring junior staff, and influencing long-term business risk and profitability decisions.
Take accountability for assessing, managing, and mitigating risks while reinforcing governance and control frameworks across teams and functions.
Build strong partnerships, advise senior stakeholders, and apply advanced analytical thinking and research to develop innovative, business-aligned solutions.

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The Successful Applicant

Comprehensive IAM Expertise: Deep experience across the IAM landscape, including identity management, authentication, authorization, federation, tools, protocols, and standards.
Strong Protocol & Tool Knowledge: Skilled in SSO, OAuth2, OIDC, PKI, PSD2 SCA, and possession-based authentication, with hands-on development experience in ForgeRock and Ping Identity platforms (PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS).
Development & API Design: Proficient in Java and/or JavaScript, with expertise in building scalable IAM APIs for smooth integration with internal and external systems.
Custom Authentication Solutions: Experienced in implementing custom authentication trees, adaptive and step-up authentication, and integrating with threat detection tools (e.g., ThreatMetrix, BioCatch) and diverse data sources (LDAPS, JDBC, SOAP, HTTPS).
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work with security, engineering, product, and compliance teams to embed identity-first principles within the DevSecOps lifecycle.