Senior MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Engineer - Multiple Locations

Senior MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Engineer

Multiple Locations: Princeton, NJ or Quincy, MA (100% onsite in any of these locations) Duration: 6 months (extendable) Pay Range: $44-48/Hour on W2 only Note: Applicant must be willing to work on W2.

Role Overview: The MFA Engineer will lead workforce authentication hardening, focusing on rolling out MFA where missing, remediating weak MFA methods, and ensuring consistent enforcement across a multi IDP environment involving Entra ID, ForgeRock, RSA, and ADFS. This requirement is for a Senior MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Engineer focused on strengthening enterprise authentication security across multiple identity platforms. The role is heavily centered around:

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• MFA implementation
• Authentication security
• Vulnerability remediation
• Enterprise security engineering

This is a strong Cybersecurity + IAM Engineering role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify applications without MFA and define rollout strategies.
• Remediate weak MFA methods (e.g., OTP, mobile PINs, voice-based helpdesk auth).
• Design and implement stronger MFA controls across authentication flows.
• Configure and enforce MFA policies in Microsoft Entra ID, ForgeRock, RSA, or ADFS.
• Ensure MFA enforcement survives federation and brokered authentication flows.
• Support pilot, rollout, and enterprise adoption with minimal business disruption.
• Define secure exception, fallback, and support desk processes.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience implementing enterprise MFA for workforce users.
• Experience assessing and remediating weak or legacy MFA implementations.
• Hands on experience with Entra MFA and/or MFA in ForgeRock, RSA, ADFS.
• Strong understanding of authentication flows and federated MFA enforcement.
• Ability to work with application teams on technical constraints and rollout planning.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with phishing resistant authentication concepts.
• Familiarity with conditional / step up authentication.
• Experience in regulated or high security enterprise environments.

Company Benefits & Culture:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.