Senior IAM Engineer Identity Broker Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Project Overview :

We are seeking a Senior Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer / Identity Broker Architect to lead the design and implementation of the Logbook Identity Management Broker for OpenID (LIMBO) for NOAA. LIMBO will serve as a mission-critical identity broker enabling secure authentication for NOAA employees (via ICAM) and public users (via Login.gov), while preserving authorization and permit data stored in multiple legacy systems.

This role is ideal for an engineer who has deep hands-on experience with both OIDC and SAML 2.0 , has built authentication platforms at scale, and can successfully operate in a federal environment with CAC / PIV, MFA, and NIST-aligned requirements.

You will drive architecture, system build, integrations, security compliance, automated testing, and support for multiple mobile applications used across the U.S. fishing industry.

Key Responsibilities

Identity Broker Development

• Design and build the LIMBO identity broker that supports :

OIDC Authorization Code Flow with PKCE (S256)

Signed assertions and responses

Federal Identity Provider Integrations

Legacy System Integrations

PIMS (Appian) via validation-code workflow

Architecture, Testing & Deployment

Required Qualifications

Identity & Authentication

OpenID Connect (OIDC)

Identity brokers

Backend Engineering

Experience with at least one modern backend stack :

or

Additional backend requirements :

Security & Compliance

Preferred Qualifications

Soft Skills

What We Provide

Benefits : Competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, 401(k) plan, training programs, accrued paid time off (PTO), performance based monthly & quarterly awards, paid holidays and customer kudo rewards.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled