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Software Engineer-Forgerock

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Hybrid working (2-3 days per week onsite in Knutsford, Cheshire)
6 Month contract initially, good scope for extension
£450 - £500 p/d (Umbrella-PAYE)

One of our blue chip clients are looking for a Software Engineer with good experience of Forgerock, to join the team on a long term programme of work.

Key Skills / Experience:
Good experience in Hands-on ForgeRock developer experience with PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM and PingDS working with Agile/Scrum model, contributing to Scrum delivery teams.
Coaching and mentoring AVP or VP level.
Solid experience in hands-on coding in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java.
Open source experience and contribution is a plus.

Primary Skills- PingIdentity ForgeRock stack (PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS), with certification or proof of completion of ForgeRock Deep-Dive 4xx training modules.
Identity and Access Management domain, tools, products, protocols, taxonomy, identity management, authentication, authorization, identity federation, single sign on, OAuth2, OIDC, PKI, PSD2 SCA taxonomy, knowledge based authentication, possession based authentication, JavaScript coding of PingGateway and PingAM scripted routes, proxies and authentication tree nodes.

Secondary Skills- Designing extensible IAM APIs for seamless integration with external and internal applications.
Implementing PingGateway single-sign-on routes, dynamic proxies and filter chains.
Implementing PingAM custom authentication trees, including downstream API integration with threat sensors (ThreatMetrix, BioCatch, etc.), adaptive authentication and step-up authentication. Implementing PingIDM data links between PingDS and external LDAPS, JDBC, SOAP, HTTPS and other data sources. Designing and implementing PingDS schemas with custom managed objects. Scalability and performance optimisation of the ForgeRock OOTB and custom components. Partnering with security, product, engineering and compliance teams to embed identity-first principles to DevSecOps lifecycle."

This is a great opportunity on a long running programme of work.
Apply now for your CV to reach me directly and we will reply as soon as possible.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period

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