Identity Provider Architect

TEKsystems•Westlake Village, CA

7d•$90 - $120•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Hands-on Technical Architect to lead the strategic definition and initial execution of an Identity Provider (IDP) migration, moving a legacy internal application to Okta/Auth0. This is a pathfinding role. The architect will work alongside internal stakeholders and architecture teams to define the technical landscape, validate patterns via hands-on prototyping, and establish the roadmap for a dedicated team of 2-3 engineers to execute the full migration. 1. Strategic Architecture & Planning ● Define the Migration Path: Analyze the legacy internal application and design a robust migration strategy to Okta/Auth0. ● Technical Specifications: Author comprehensive technical specs and architecture diagrams using Lucidchart and Confluence. ● Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal architecture teams to ensure the proposed solution aligns with enterprise security and infrastructure standards. 2. Hands-on Validation (Pathfinding) ● Proof of Concept: Build functional prototypes to validate authentication flows, token management, and session handling using the target stack. ● Vibe Coding: Utilize Pennymac approved AI-native tools to rapidly prototype and test architectural hypotheses without getting bogged down in boilerplate. 3. Team Handoff ● Execution Roadmap: Create a detailed backlog and implementation plan for the incoming engineering team. ● Knowledge Transfer: Conduct deep-dive sessions to hand off the architecture, patterns, and tooling standards to a team of 2-3 engineers for long-term maintenance and completion. Technical Environment (The "AI-Native" Stack) This role requires a practitioner who embraces AI-augmented development to deliver high-quality architecture at velocity. ● Identity & Security: Okta/Auth0 (Deep expertise required), OAuth2, OIDC, JWT patterns. ● Frontend: React 19+ (Server Components, Suspense, Concurrent features), TypeScript, Modern CSS. ● Backend & Cloud: Node.js, AWS Cloud (Serverless/Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB/Aurora, CDK/Terraform). ● AI Tooling: Daily proficiency with AI coding assistants is mandatory (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf). The architect should treat these tools as "force multipliers" for generating specs, diagrams, and prototype code.

Requirements

A Bachelor's and/or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent discipline
Minimum 10+ years of experience planning, designing, developing, architecting and deploying cloud applications on AWS platforms
Knowledge of fundamental AWS services, applications and best practices for AWS architecture; AWS credentials a plus
Proven Architect: Experience designing complex IDP migrations and modernizing legacy applications.
Hands-on Expert: Ability to switch between high-level architectural diagrams and writing complex production-ready code in React/Node.js.
Documentation Pro: Exceptional skills in translating technical complexity into clear, visual documentation (Lucidchart, Confluence).
AI-Forward: Demonstrated experience using AI tools to accelerate architectural definition and prototyping.

Responsibilities

Define the Migration Path: Analyze the legacy internal application and design a robust migration strategy to Okta/Auth0.
Technical Specifications: Author comprehensive technical specs and architecture diagrams using Lucidchart and Confluence.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal architecture teams to ensure the proposed solution aligns with enterprise security and infrastructure standards.
Proof of Concept: Build functional prototypes to validate authentication flows, token management, and session handling using the target stack.
Vibe Coding: Utilize Pennymac approved AI-native tools to rapidly prototype and test architectural hypotheses without getting bogged down in boilerplate.
Execution Roadmap: Create a detailed backlog and implementation plan for the incoming engineering team.
Knowledge Transfer: Conduct deep-dive sessions to hand off the architecture, patterns, and tooling standards to a team of 2-3 engineers for long-term maintenance and completion.