Software Engineer, Identity and Access Management

Fitch Group • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Fitch Group is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Technology & Data Team in Chicago. This team is dedicated to innovation and leveraging modern technologies like AI and cloud solutions to drive impactful projects. We are recognized as a "Best Place to Work in Technology" for three consecutive years, offering a supportive environment for growth and development. The role involves full-stack development for enterprise-scale applications, working within an agile framework to design, develop, debug, and deploy solutions. You will focus on security, cross-platform compatibility, and API/data layer integration. Collaboration with Product Owners and stakeholders is key to understanding business needs and developing robust applications. Building data expertise and owning data quality are also important aspects of this role. You will maintain and enhance microservices, establish development best practices, and write automated tests integrated with CI/CD pipelines to support a DevSecOps strategy. Promoting best practices in commits, versioning, and dependency management is also expected.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience developing distributed applications with moderate-to-high complexity
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for backend development
• Strong hands-on experience with OAuth 2.0 and OIDC (OpenID Connect) implementations – this is a core focus area
• Practical experience with SAML/SSO implementations and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in enterprise systems
• Advanced API design and security testing skills, including OAuth flow testing
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React for frontend development
• Working knowledge of AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen) and understanding of how Agentic AI enhances development workflows
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot) and their practical application in daily coding
• Working knowledge of relational databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB/DynamoDB) from both storage and compute perspectives
• Familiarity with RESTful API development and testing tools like Postman
• Experience with version control (Git/GitHub) and basic CI/CD concepts
• Ability to work in Agile/DevSecOps environments with emphasis on security, automation, and quality

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Spring Security framework and custom authentication/authorization configurations
• Experience with Kubernetes/EKS for container orchestration and production deployments
• Proficiency with AWS CLI and AWS services (IAM, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions/Workflows and ArgoCD for implementing GitOps practices and automated deployment pipelines
• Interest in exploring AI integration patterns, prompt engineering, and emerging frameworks like Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed system design patterns
• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and observability tools in production environments

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency in full-stack technologies for enterprise-scale applications.
• Work as part of an agile team in design, development, debugging, and deployment efforts while addressing security, cross-browser and cross-platform expectations and concerns.
• Understand the importance of design best practices, provide effective translation to code artifacts and implement appropriate integration approach for API/data layer.
• Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to understand business needs, define and develop applications/ architecture, design, review, implement and optimize Engineering processes.
• Build data expertise and a deep understanding of business domain knowledge and own data quality for allocated areas of ownership.
• Maintain and enhance microservices based components for the application suite.
• Recommend, create and maintain development best practices and guidelines to be used across various applications.
• Write automated unit, integration, performance and visual regression test cases.
• Integrate test case execution with the CI/CD pipeline to better align with the DevSecOps strategy.
• Promote, implement, and evolve development best practices especially on commits, versioning and dependency management.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Environment: 2 days a week in office required.
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment : A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed