Senior Software Engineer – Client Identity
Posted Today by McGregor Boyall
£500 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The Senior Software Engineer - Client Identity role involves joining a cybersecurity team to enhance digital security for clients across the UK and Europe. The position focuses on developing cloud-native cybersecurity services and implementing secure authentication mechanisms. The engineer will collaborate with product owners and oversee deployment across various environments. This role is critical in protecting clients from cyber threats while improving identity and access management services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and enhance modern cloud-native cybersecurity services, spanning database to content delivery networks (CDNs).
- Implement secure authentication mechanisms such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Passkeys.
- Integrate with identity providers including Auth0, Transmit Security, and Ping Identity.
- Build and maintain solutions to detect and mitigate account takeover attempts.
- Improve the resilience, scalability, and efficiency of cloud-based identity services.
- Drive continuous improvement of engineering practices, coding standards, and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Oversee deployment and operations across development, testing, and production environments.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform.
- Proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript; experience building web services with Node.js (NestJS and microservices knowledge is a plus).
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and cloud security principles, including IAM, encryption, and network configuration.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
- Hands-on experience with agile development methodologies; familiarity with Scrum is a plus.
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth.
Salary (Rate): 500.00
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT