Information Security Engineer

. Implement and support federated authentication and authorization integrations using OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.1, and SAML 2.0.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement and support federated authentication and authorization integrations using OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.1, and SAML 2.0.
Configure and maintain identity integrations for web, mobile, and API-based applications, including client registrations and trust relationships, token claims, scopes, and attribute mappings, certificates, signing keys, and rotation processes.
Support application modernization efforts by migrating legacy authentication mechanisms to standards-based federation.
Enable token-based access for APIs and distributed services.
Support decoupled identity patterns for modern application architecture.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for identity configurations and integrations, including source control of identity artifacts, automated deployment and promotion between environments, validation and rollback of identity changes.
Apply infrastructure-as-code or configuration-as-code principles to identity platforms where possible.
Collaborate with application teams to implement identity integrations according to established patterns and standards.
Troubleshoot complex authentication and authorization issues using logs, HTTP traces, and token inspection.
Support operational identity activities such as incident response, certificate renewal, and configuration maintenance.
Strong contribution to technical documentation, runbooks, and implementation guides.

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in IAM, application security, or identity-focused engineering roles
Strong hands-on experience with OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.1 flows and grant types
SAML 2.0 federation configurations
JWT signing, encryption, and validation
Practical experience integrating identity with modern web and API architectures.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
Strong automation skills using scripting or pipeline tooling.
Proven ability to deliver identity changes safely in regulated or security-sensitive environments.
Strong troubleshooting skills at the protocol and application integration level.

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Hard Skills & Tools

OpenID ConnectOAuth 2.1SAML 2.0JWT signingJWT encryptionJWT validationCI/CD pipelinesinfrastructure-as-codeconfiguration-as-codeapplication security

Soft Skills

troubleshootingcollaborationtechnical documentationincident responseconfiguration maintenance