What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Identity (Ping) Engineer position at Covenant HR?
Company – Our client is a leading cybersecurity services provider, trusted by some of the most recognized brands in the U.S. They partner closely with Fortune 500 enterprises to deliver cutting-edge identity, cloud, and security solutions. Known for their technical excellence and white-glove client service, they are consistently recognized as one of the top MSSPs in North America.
Job Title – Senior Identity (Ping) Engineer
Location – Tysons, Virginia (Hybrid – onsite 3 days per week)
Role Type – 6-Month Contract (1,040 hours)
Must Have Skills:
- 7 years of Identity & Access Management (IAM) engineering and architecture experience
- 5 years of hands-on experience with the full Ping Identity suite across enterprise and/or CIAM use cases
- Deep expertise with PingFederate, PingID, Ping Directory, and PingOne (Enterprise Customer)
- Proven experience designing and implementing modern passwordless authentication (FIDO2/WebAuthn/Passkeys) at enterprise scale
- Expert-level understanding of IAM protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, LDAP) and demonstrated ability to lead large-scale Ping deployments
Responsibilities and Job Details:
- Serve as the Ping Identity SME and platform owner across a large financial services enterprise
- Architect, design, deploy, and scale Ping Identity solutions for both workforce SSO and CIAM use cases
- Perform hands-on configuration across the Ping suite supporting on-prem, private cloud, and SaaS (PingOne) architectures
- Design and implement identity workflows using PingOne DaVinci or similar orchestration tools
- Lead enterprise-wide rollout of passwordless authentication (FIDO2/WebAuthn/Passkeys)
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across Ping environments
- Drive integration with Azure Identity (Entra ID) and other IdP/IdM technologies
- Manage multiple concurrent IAM projects, meeting key milestones and delivering required documentation
- Communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders
- Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Groovy are highly desired for automation
- Candidate must commit exclusively to this contract for its duration