Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is seeking an Identity Platform Integration Engineer to support the Department of Defense's next-generation enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) platform. The role focuses on identity integration, secure authentication services, and API development, requiring hands-on experience with IAM/ICAM standards and secure API design.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and integrate RESTful APIs supporting identity workflows and partner application authentication
- Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), PKCE, and secure token management patterns
- Build secure API authentication and authorization services using JWT, access tokens, and refresh tokens
- Integrate backend services with the Okta Identity Engine (OIE), Okta Embedded SDK, and DoD enterprise IAM solutions
- Implement identity service integrations 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 patterns
- Implement JSON/XML data exchange models and develop API contracts supporting partner application consumption
- Apply enterprise integration patterns and asynchronous messaging (queues, events, service buses)
- Design authentication workflow orchestration and session management services
- Develop backend services supporting mobile authentication for native iOS and Android applications
- Apply advanced 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 supporting multiple Partner Applications
- Implement API Gateway integrations
- Implement enterprise audit logging and operational telemetry
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and DevSecOps processes
- Perform unit, integration, and API testing using tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or equivalent
- Participate in Agile development, Git-based version control, and secure configuration management
- Integrate enterprise ICAM/CIAM platforms in cloud or hybrid environments
- Ensure identity solutions comply with NIST SP 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines and Zero Trust Architecture principles
- Support DoD cybersecurity requirements, including RMF and STIG compliance
Skills
- 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 (JWT, access and refresh tokens)
- Experience integrating with the Okta Identity Engine (OIE) and enterprise IAM services
- Experience integrating identity services with authoritative identity repositories
- Background in 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 API security best practices, 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 (Postman, 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
- Experience integrating backend services with Okta Identity Engine Embedded SDK
- Experience supporting large-scale Federal ICAM/CIAM programs
- Knowledge of DoD identity services, CAC/PIV, derived credentials, or enterprise credentialing
- Experience with event-driven architectures or high‑security distributed systems
- Familiarity with DoD Zero Trust initiatives and identity modernization
Benefits
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
- This is a 100% remote role.
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