Senior Software Engineer I, CIAM

Zinnia

full-time

Posted on: 9/17/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Colorado

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💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per year

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About the role

Design and implement authentication, authorization, and API security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Develop enterprise API solutions with a focus on user identity, access management, and data protection using an industry-leading API platform (Kong).
Integrate the enterprise CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) solution across all internal and external APIs to enhance user security and access control.
Collaborate with the CIAM team to extend its capabilities for stronger data security, client authentication, and secure onboarding experiences.
Help in evangelizing in enterprise standards on securing data and services laid out by Zinnia.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
10+ years of software development experience using TypeScript frameworks such as NestJS.
Proven expertise in implementing OAuth, SAML, and OpenID Connect protocols for secure authentication and authorization.
Working knowledge of authentication and authorization platforms such as Okta, Auth0, PingOne, and similar CIAM solutions.
Experience in building secure, standards-compliant APIs with strong access control and data protection mechanisms.
Hands-on experience with AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, etc.) including secure configuration and access management.
Working knowledge of DevOps tasks (environment provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, secure deployment practices, and monitoring).
Strong understanding of user and data security principles, including encryption, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
Excellent work ethic, ability to work and travel independently, and strong strategic thinking skills.
Expert-level communication, interpersonal, and troubleshooting skills with the ability to influence and lead on security best practices.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.