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BMS is seeking a highly skilled Senior Identity and Access Management Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise-grade IAM platforms. This is a hands-on technical role within a highly collaborative IAM engineering team, responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and highly available authentication and authorization services across the enterprise.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in ForgeRock/Ping and SiteMinder ecosystems, strong protocol knowledge (SAML, OAuth2, OIDC), and the ability to lead complex technical initiatives while mentoring junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, and support authentication, authorization, Web SSO, and federation services using – ForgeRock/Ping Access Management (AM), ForgeRock/Ping Identity Gateway (IG), ForgeRock/Ping Directory Services (DS)Support and maintain Broadcom SiteMinder components including Policy Servers, Secure Proxy Servers, Web Agents, AuthAz Web Services, Advanced Authentication, Symantec VIP GatewayConfigure, integrate, and troubleshoot SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC) based solutions.Design and implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) integrations for internal and external applications, including adaptive and risk-based authentication using PingOne Protect.Implement and integrate identity proofing and verification capabilities using PingOne Verify to ensure secure onboarding, high-risk transaction validation, and fraud mitigation by confirming users’ identities against government-issued IDs and biometric checksDevelop and deploy custom authentication nodes and journeys within ForgeRock/Ping Access Management.Lead IAM architecture design including - High availability and fault tolerance, Disaster recovery (DR) and failover strategies, Network and security architecture.Produce and maintain technical documentation such as - Architecture diagrams, Design specifications, Implementation and rollout plans, Upgrade, rollback, and recovery procedures.Ensure IAM platforms meet security, performance, and compliance requirements.Deploy and support IAM solutions in AWS-based DevOps environments.Automate IAM operations including deployments, configuration, monitoring, and health checks.Strong understanding and preferred practical experience working with infrastructure, cloud, and networking teams on load balancers, DNS, TLS certificates, and firewall/security controls.Configure and support monitoring, alerting, and proactive health checks for authentication services.Plan and execute ForgeRock/Ping and SiteMinder upgrades and patching activities.Lead platform lifecycle initiatives to keep IAM services secure and current.Act as a senior escalation point for complex IAM incidents and problems.Drive root cause analysis and permanent remediation.On need basis, participate in an after-hours support scheduled maintenance and deployments.Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior IAM engineers.Partner with internal infrastructure, application, and business teams to understand access requirements.Translate business needs into secure, scalable IAM solutions.Provide consultation and technical leadership across IAM initiatives.Nice to have skill - good knowledge, with preferred hands-on experience, in Agentic AI concepts and frameworks for building autonomous or AI-assisted workflows to enhance identity, security, or operational automation.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting SSO and Federation platforms using ForgeRock/Ping and/or SiteMinder.3+ years of experience implementing SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and MFA solutions in enterprise environments.Proven experience deploying highly available ForgeRock/Ping Access Management (AM) and Identity Gateway (IG) solutions in an AWS-based DevOps environment.Strong understanding of authentication and authorization concepts.Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages, including Java, JavaScript, Python, and Perl.Strong troubleshooting skills across IAM platforms, networking (DNS, load balancers, TLS), and web and application integrations.Self-directed with the ability to independently drive complex initiatives to completion.Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce high-quality technical documentation.Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team growth.Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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