Sr. Web security Consultant

Location: New Jersey
Duration: 18 months

Job Description:

- Expected to drive issue resolution as web security SME.

- Minimum of 7 years experience in the Information Technology and Information Security space.
- Prior hands-on experience regarding detailed architecture design, planning and implementing large scale upgrades and migrations, and the ongoing support and issue resolution.
- Working experience regarding multi-tier web infrastructure a must.
- Must display solid background in supporting multiple production and test environments simultaneously.
- Implementation experience creating federation partnerships (both SP and IdP) with both internal and external clients.
- Strong understanding of federation concepts including SAML 1.1 Artifact, SAML 2.0 Artifact, SAML 2.0 POST, STS, and OpenToken.
- Installation and configuration of Ping Identity’s Ping Federate 6.x.
- Should have experience migrating from siteminder federated to ping federated services.
- Experience with single sign on technologies on various UNIX platforms (particularly CA Siteminder version 6 and/or R12). Prior experience upgrading from v6 to R12, along with deployment of mixed mode environments.
- Understanding of end-to-end authentication process flow including webagent installation, configuration, and performance tuning.
- Configuration Siteminder concepts such as user directory definitions, domains, realms, rules, responses.
- Knowledge of Siteminder Policy Store (LDAP) configuration and tuning.
- Prior working knowledge of directory server technology, including both LDAPv3 and x500 concepts.
- Installation and configuration of SunONE/Oracle Directory Server 5.2 and/or CA eTrust Directory R12 SP7.
- Experience with namespace, schema, and large scale replication topology design. Implementation experience creating federation partnerships (both SP and IdP) with both internal and external clients.
- Strong understanding of federation concepts including SAML 1.1 Artifact, SAML 2.0 Artifact, SAML 2.0 POST, STS, and OpenToken.
- Installation and configuration of Ping Identity’s Ping Federate 6.x and/or CA Siteminder Federation Services Option Pack required.
- Working knowledge of web server (Apache, SunONE, IIS) and application server (Websphere, WebLogic) expected.
- Ability to proactively monitor middleware components via scripting or OOTB products (CA Introscope).
- Ability to leverage scripting languages (shell, perl) for streamlining deployments, migrations, and monitoring.
- Excellent written and oral skills, along with the ability to interface with various technical and non-technical folks a must.