At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation. Position Overview: The Information Security group at Freddie Mac has an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in bringing their passion, dedication, and analytical experience to support the Identity&Access Management (IAM) group. The Authentication Engineer will have a comprehensive understanding of the IAM standards, industry-wide best practices, and tools. The individual will be responsible for day-to-day operational activities on the PING platform and working closely with business partners to onboard applications on the IAM platform and maintain appropriate processes and governance to manage and proactively identify issues, partner with technology, and collaborate with multiple teams on remediation, standardization, and automation. Our Impact: We partner across several business lines to support enterprise Single Sign-On, Multifactor Authentication, Application onboarding efforts, including Ping configuration management, and end users' Web access management needs. Your Impact: Good understanding of Authentication and Authorization. Competency in supporting installation, configuration, SSO integration with PingFederate/PingAccess. Experience with SAML, OAuth and OpenID Protocol and WAM(Gateway) Integrations. Automation experience using Ansible/Python/Shell Scripts. Knowledge of Ping One API’s to support MFA. Experience with ITIL processes for Change, Incident, Problem and Release Management. Knowledge of LDAP server (PingDirectory and PingDirectoryProxy). Understanding of load balancing, clustering, high availability and disaster recovery. Basic understanding of certificates, SSL handshakes, encryption. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Knowledge of Java programming with PingFederate and Ping Access API would be an added benefit. Good exposure to UI technologies (like Angular, JavaScript, CSS, Velocity Framework) to enhance UI pages. Qualifications: 5 Years IAM (Web Access Management) experience working on large, complex, cross-division or cross-enterprise programs. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Development experience with understanding processes and building solutions for it (understanding requirements, tool configurations, building connectors, SDLC process/testing, deploying). Automation experience. Experience building APIs. Scripting experience, Python is preferred. Hands-on experience in Identity&Access Management using PING IDENTITY products suite, preferred but not required. Keys to Success in this Role: Willingness and excitement to learn new products and tools. Effective communication, ability to convey technology solutions to business, and customer-focused demeanor. Good organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with multiple competing priorities under tight deadlines. Innovative in providing solutions, likes to take on challenges with calculated risk. Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site. Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Time-type: Full time. FLSA Status: Exempt. Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site. This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $98,000 - $146,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant. J-18808-Ljbffr