Application Security Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions • Washington, DC

438d • $140,000 - $153,000

About The Position

Cognizant is seeking an Application Security Architect to implement and manage access management solutions, ensuring security and compliance across enterprise systems. This role involves reviewing and improving existing access management infrastructure, coordinating cloud and network activities, and designing authorization policies using advanced technologies.

Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience with Access Management Authorization technologies such as PlainID version 5.
• Experience with IAM components and general Authorization Technology setup, installation, configuration, and administration.
• Proven experience with SSO installation and configuration, including integration with Keycloak, Azure Active Directory, and/or Okta.
• Knowledge of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and Azure Policy.
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as JMeter, Splunk, Postman, Oracle, Postgres, ADLS, PL/SQL, JSON, Azure Platform, PowerBI, and Excel.
• Proficient with Linux/Unix operating systems and experienced in scripting with languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage access management solutions such as PlainID and Azure Active Directory (Entra ID).
• Review, document, analyze, and provide improvements to access management infrastructure setup, configuration, and deployment model.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute solutions for infrastructure, cloud, and network activities related to Access Management.
• Integrate Azure DevOps for automation pipeline in deployment and testing.
• Design and develop access management authorization policies based on a natural language framework.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed