IT Security Specialist with Ping Federate Addison Texas ( 3 days WFO, 2 days WFH) Look for candidate within TX Duration: 12 months MUST HAVE SKILL: PingFederate + Container + OpenShift or Kubernetes 7+ years of experience in Information Security Strong hands-on experience with industry standard SSO technologies and protocols (OAuth, OpenID Connect, FIDO, SCIM, LDAP, SAML) Strong expertise in administration (including policy management) and support of Identity and Authentication solutions such as Ping Federate Experience with deployments and integration of IAM solutions within the cloud (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud) Familiarity with container technologies like OpenShift and Kubernetes Familiarity with build and deployment automation of IAM solutions using CI/CD (Jenkins, Artifactory, XLR and Ansible) Knowledge of LDAP and Active Directory services, MFA, Risk based authentication and privileged access management Holistic view of IAM (Authentication and Authorization Data, Endpoint Security, Network Security, Policy Engine) Experience in Web-Development technologies: HTML, XML, XSL/XSLT, XPATH and Java script Proficient in Linux, Windows, Tomcat, Web Logic, IBM WebSphere environments Ability to utilize various programming or scripting languages such as Shell scripting, Perl, Python, JavaScript and PowerShell Understanding of API design concepts, RESTful Services and modern application interaction patterns Experience in deploying large-scale, global projects and programs Familiarity with IT security and risk management practices Leadership skills and qualities which enable you to work with peers and various levels of management Effective communication skills and motivation/willingness to learn