Lead Identity Authentication Engineer

Name of Employer: American National Group Services LLC

Position Title: Lead Identity Authentication Engineer

Position Location: One Moody Plaza, Galveston, TX

Salary: $153,748.76- $181,600.00 per year

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Summary of Duties:

• Lead the design and development of security policies, custom integration with IAM Systems using identity standards such as SAML2, WS-Federation, Kerberos, OAuth2, SCIM, and LDAP.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction across enterprise teams for PingID and Ping Federated authentication systems.
• Provide leadership for the implementation of authentication, authorization, MFA, SSO, Federation, and Directory services concepts.
• Manage the service request or project schedule, communicates directly with business users, and acts as the supervisor for small team projects (as a team lead or small project facilitator) for task delegation.
• Provide leadership for enforcing coding standards and guidelines while reviewing team members' work, ensuring standards and best practices are followed.
• Respond promptly to production issues by serving on an on-call rotation for the 24-hour support of the team's systems as well as providing escalation support as needed to the other team members.
• Provide leadership and support for MFA, OAuth, SAML, SSO, Federated authentication, directory services technologies including LDAP, SCIM, web servers, etc., along with webservices technologies such as REST and SOAP.
• Prepare the initial problem definition, defines the project scope and objectives, and determines specific requirements to be satisfied.
• Design system solutions for all levels of service requests and applies cybersecurity guidelines/principles.
• Lead the team for designing and developing custom modules, plugin-based Java, and Ping SDK as per requirements; integrates with Ping and Unit Test; and assists with deployment.

This position can be performed remotely.

Education requirements: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Systems and Network Administration, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or closely related field.

Experience requirements: 5 years of experience in identity engineering related position.

Special Skills or Other Requirements:

Must have experience with each of the following:

• Five years' experience with Ping Federate, Ping ID or PingOneRisk.
• Five years' experience working with LDAP to generate IDP and SP initiated SSO request using POST and Redirect Protocols.
• One year of supervisory/management experience.
• Five years' experience in identity authentication engineering position.
• Experience utilizing SCIM.
• Experience in designing and developing custom modules, plugin-based Java, and Ping SDK.

Additional Information

Job titles may span multiple career levels. Base pay is determined by a variety of factors, including training, transferable skills, relevant experience, business needs, and market conditions. Compensation is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This job posting outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage candidates to apply even if their experience does not perfectly align with every qualification- you may be a strong fit for this role or other opportunities at American National.

American National offers a comprehensive benefits package supporting employees' health, financial security, and well-being, including multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, basic life insurance, and health savings accounts. Employees are automatically enrolled in a company-funded 401(k) plan, receive paid time off and holidays, and work in an inclusive, people-first culture that values flexibility, work-life balance, professional growth, and a casual dress environment.

American National is a financially strong and stable insurance organization with a legacy of trust and impact dating back to 1905. We're committed to supporting our employees as they build meaningful careers while helping protect what matters most to our customers and communities. Guided by our core values- Financial Strength, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Teamwork (FIRST)- we foster a collaborative, people-centered workplace where individuals are encouraged to grow, contribute, and make a difference today and for the future. Learn more about our company, by following us on social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram.

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