Cloud Identity and Security Engineer

📋 Job Overview

Dark Wolf is seeking a mid-level Cloud Identity & Security Engineer to manage and automate our access governance across hybrid identity engines and AWS cloud environments. In this role, you will be responsible for administering end-to-end AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) controls using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). You will configure and maintain group memberships, repository permissions, secrets management, and enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations spanning PingFederate, Keycloak, GitLab, AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA), and AWS IAM Identity Center (IDC).

🏢 About Dark Wolf Solutions

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🎯 The Role

Dark Wolf is seeking a mid-level Cloud Identity & Security Engineer to manage and automate our access governance across hybrid identity engines and AWS cloud environments.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Authentication & Identity Engine Management (BYOI):
• Administering identity federation and user authentication workflows across PingFederate and Keycloak.
• Integrating multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) protocols (SAML 2.0, OIDC) between enterprise identity providers and cloud services.
• Provisioning and maintaining user accounts, group assignments, and directory memberships across identity platforms.
• Authorization & Access Control (AWS & GitLab):
• Managing fine-grained permission models, roles, and group memberships within AWS IAM Identity Center (IDC) and GitLab repositories/groups.
• Implementing and maintain landing zone configuration changes through AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) to enforce organizational boundary policies and Service Control Policies (SCPs).
• Enforcing Least Privilege access models across AWS CodeCommit, development repositories, and cloud workloads.
• Secrets Management & Accounting:
• Configuring and maintain key-value secrets, database credentials, and API keys within AWS Secrets Manager, ensuring automated rotation and secure access policies.
• Auditing identity lifecycle workflows, repository permissions, and access logs to ensure compliance with security baselines.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation:
• Codifying identity resources, group definitions, access policies, and cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Automating user onboarding/offboarding pipelines and permission requests across GitLab, AWS, and PingFederate/Keycloak.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in cloud identity management, IAM, or cloud infrastructure operations.
• Practical knowledge of federated identity concepts (SAML, OIDC), PingFederate, Keycloak, and AWS IAM Identity Center (IDC).
• Strong proficiency with Terraform for provisioning cloud resources, IAM policies, and identity group memberships.
• Hands-on experience managing permissions in GitLab (groups/projects) and working with AWS CodeCommit, AWS Secrets Manager, and AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA).
• Solid understanding of AAA principles, RBAC/ABAC models, and identity lifecycle management.
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, or Ping Identity / Keycloak certifications.

🎁 Benefits

The estimated salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $150,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity, confirm US Citizenship, and complete the required employment eligibility verification upon hire.