
Lead Software Developer – IAM
S&P Global
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Princeton • Colorado • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive the adoption of IAM strategies, with a strong focus on OKTA integration.
- Design, engineer, and implement identity and access management solutions utilizing OKTA for identity lifecycle management, secure access control, and compliance.
- Recommend and implement IAM solutions following S&P Global standards, ensuring that identity governance, role-based access control (RBAC), and identity federation are aligned with business use cases and applications.
- Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers and Product Managers to deliver a world-class, secure identity experience for our customers.
- Focus on modernizing our authentication stack, specifically leading the implementation of Passkeys (FIDO2/WebAuthn) to deliver a secure, passwordless experience.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional full stack development experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar.
- Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and at least one modern framework: React or Angular.
- Proven experience building, testing, and consuming RESTful APIs.
- Design, develop, and maintain responsive, high-performance web applications using React and Angular for all user-facing identity flows.
- Integrate front-end applications with our backend IAM services and APIs provided by platforms like Entra ID, Okta, or custom-built services.
- Implement modern authentication and authorization protocols on the client-side, such as OAuth 2.0 (with PKCE) and OIDC.
- Passwordless Implementation: Lead the integration of WebAuthn and FIDO2 protocols to build secure, user-friendly Passkey registration and authentication experiences.
- Familiarity with the API endpoints and SDKs of modern Identity Providers (specifically Okta, Entra ID, or Auth0).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Direct experience working on an Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform or product is a major plus.
- Hands-on experience implementing OAuth 2.0 or OIDC client-side flows.
- Familiarity with the API endpoints and SDKs of Okta.
- Automate the provisioning and management of our cloud infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
- Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications, including orchestration and scaling in a cloud-based environment.
- Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting for identity applications using Splunk to ensure high availability and rapid incident response.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, specifically Terraform.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern development workflows.
Benefits
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactAngularRESTful APIsOAuth 2.0OIDCWebAuthnFIDO2Terraform
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcollaborationagile environment
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering