Software Engineer – Identity & Access Management

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Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management 

About the Role 

We are seeking a Software Engineer with strong Identity & Access Management experience to help design, build, integrate and support authentication and authorization capabilities across CoverMyMeds' platforms. 

This role sits on a core IAM platform team responsible for end-user identity, federated authentication and authentication infrastructure for web applications. You'll work closely with Engineering, Security and Product teams to deliver secure, reliable identity solutions. 

We're looking for someone with meaningful hands-on IAM experience who can also contribute to production software. You do not need to arrive with deep expertise in every technology we use. Candidates with strong identity engineering experience and demonstrated software-development capability can grow their application-development and platform-engineering depth within the team. 

What You'll Do 

Identity Engineering & Integrations 

• Design, build and maintain authentication and authorization capabilities using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC) and SAML. 
• Integrate applications and APIs with identity platforms such as Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity or Microsoft Entra ID. 
• Implement and support SSO, MFA, federation, claims, access policies, session management and secure token handling. 
• Contribute to identity services including login gateways, authorization middleware, claims transformation and policy enforcement. 
• Troubleshoot authentication and federation issues across applications and identity platforms. 
• Support SMART on FHIR authentication use cases and broader unified-authentication initiatives. 

Software Engineering & Delivery 

• Build and maintain production identity services and integrations using languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby, Python or C#. 
• Develop clean, testable and maintainable code using established engineering practices including automated testing, code review and CI/CD. 
• Work with APIs and services that integrate identity capabilities into applications. 
• Create clear documentation for identity integrations, APIs and operational support. 
• Participate in operational support for critical identity services as needed. 

Security & Collaboration 

• Apply secure-engineering principles including least privilege, secure defaults, defense in depth and secure secret handling. 
• Partner with Security on threat modeling, risk reviews and secure software-development practices. 
• Work across Engineering, Security and Product to translate authentication and authorization requirements into workable technical solutions. 
• Contribute ideas and technical judgment as the team evolves its identity architecture and platform capabilities. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Typically 4+ years of relevant professional experience or equivalent demonstrated experience. 

Critical Qualifications 

• Hands-on experience implementing, integrating or supporting enterprise identity and authentication solutions. 
• Experience with at least one modern identity platform such as Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity or Microsoft Entra ID. 
• Practical experience with one or more modern identity standards such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC or SAML. 
• Demonstrated software-development experience using a language such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby, Python or C#. 
• Experience integrating applications, APIs or services with authentication and authorization capabilities. 
• Working knowledge of secure software-development practices and common authentication and authorization risks. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Deep hands-on experience with Okta and/or Auth0, including applications, policies, claims and federation. 
• Experience designing or building identity infrastructure or authentication services in a production environment. 
• Advanced experience with OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SSO, MFA, federation, token management and session management. 
• Experience with SMART on FHIR, SCIM, directory integrations or identity lifecycle management. 
• Experience with RBAC, ABAC, claims-based authorization or policy engines. 
• Experience supporting identity capabilities in regulated environments. 
• Experience improving the reliability and observability of production authentication systems. 

Ways of Working 

• Work within a SCRUM and SAFe Agile framework, managing flow and continuously improving quality and throughput. 
• Collaborate across Product, Security and Engineering to define outcomes and manage technical tradeoffs. 
• Bring an enterprise-first mindset and constructively challenge designs while contributing new ideas. 

Priority will be given to candidates who reside in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role now or in the future. 

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

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