Identity Backend Engineer, IAM Software Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $66k - $106k / year

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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Peraton

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

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Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Peraton is a mission-focused enterprise that supports national security initiatives through advanced IT and cyber services. They provide capabilities in areas such as cyber defense, cloud operations, engineering, and intelligence. With a commitment to solving complex challenges, Peraton integrates data-driven technologies to ensure mission success for their military and government clients.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and integrate RESTful APIs supporting identity workflows and partner application authentication • Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, PKCE, and secure token management patterns • Build secure API authentication and authorization services using JWT, access tokens, and refresh tokens • Integrate backend services with Okta Identity Engine, Okta Embedded SDK, and DoD enterprise IAM solutions • Integrate identity services with authoritative identity repositories and enterprise data sources • Develop secure backend web services using Java, Spring Boot, .NET, or equivalent technologies • Support API gateway configurations, microservices architecture, and service orchestration • Implement JSON/XML data exchange models and API contracts • Apply enterprise integration patterns and asynchronous messaging • Design authentication workflow orchestration and session management services • Develop backend services supporting mobile authentication for native iOS and Android applications • Apply API security practices including OWASP API Security Top 10, mTLS, and certificate-based authentication • Implement secure database integration and data access patterns • Develop reusable identity services for Partner Applications • Implement API Gateway integrations, enterprise audit logging, and operational telemetry • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and DevSecOps processes • Perform unit, integration, and API testing • Participate in Agile development, Git-based version control, and secure configuration management • Integrate enterprise ICAM/CIAM platforms in cloud or hybrid environments • Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines and Zero Trust Architecture principles • Support DoD cybersecurity requirements, including RMF and STIG compliance • Support the Department of Defense's next-generation ICAM platform replacing DS Logon for secure authentication services

🎯 Requirements

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD; 9 years with HS diploma • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust • U.S. Citizenship required • Experience designing, developing, and integrating RESTful APIs • Strong knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), PKCE, and token management • Experience implementing secure API authentication and authorization using JWT, access tokens, and refresh tokens • Experience integrating with the Okta Identity Engine (OIE) and enterprise IAM services • Experience integrating identity services with authoritative identity repositories • Secure backend development using Java, Spring Boot, .NET, or similar frameworks • Experience with API gateways, microservices, and backend orchestration • Proficiency with JSON/XML and API contract development • Experience implementing enterprise integration patterns and asynchronous messaging • Understanding of authentication workflow orchestration and session management • Experience building backend services supporting native mobile authentication • Knowledge of OWASP API Security Top 10, mTLS, and certificate authentication • Experience with databases and secure data access patterns • Experience in CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps environments • Hands-on experience with unit, integration, and API testing tools such as Postman and Swagger/OpenAPI • Experience supporting enterprise ICAM/CIAM solutions in cloud or hybrid architectures • Knowledge of NIST SP 800-63 and Zero Trust Architecture • Experience supporting RMF and STIG cybersecurity compliance • Preferred: Okta Identity Engine Embedded SDK, large-scale Federal ICAM/CIAM programs, DoD identity services, CAC/PIV, derived credentials, enterprise credentialing, event-driven architectures, high-security distributed systems, and DoD Zero Trust initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for overtime • Potential eligibility for shift differential • Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus • 100% remote work