Who you are - 8+ years of experience in frontend and backend software development, with demonstrated ability to work across the stack - You have a strong foundation in security and authentication systems, including familiarity with opensource products like Keycloak and OpenFGA - You have significant experience implementing secure authentication and SSO flows using protocols like OIDC and SAML, and integrating with enterprise identity providers such as Okta or Microsoft Entra ID - Strong familiarity with authorization paradigms such as Google Zanzibar, UMA, RBAC/ABAC, or ACL-based models - You have served as a senior engineer, or tech lead, and have demonstrated the ability to mentor and guide more junior engineers - You have a passion for building reliable and scalable systems, and understand how these systems interact with frontend experiences - U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S only data systems ### What the job involves - The Data Platform team is responsible for pipelines, search, and identity systems - Our identity systems include access management, login experiences, and API authentication - The systems we build and manage define and enforce standards for authentication and authorization across a growing suite of 10+ products - You will be part of a team that is responsible for building and managing this business-critical infrastructure - You will have an opportunity to be a technical leader on the team, and influence security and authentication patterns within the wider organization - You’ll work with our Information Security team to ensure our approach to authentication and authorization meets the strict requirements of DoD environments - You’ll also interface with the Mission team to define and build a variety of user management workflows and experiences - Finally, you’ll have an opportunity to craft the strategy for securing a growing suite of Vannevar Labs’ APIs - You'll design, build, deploy, and maintain a complete suite of AuthZ and AuthN systems, leveraging opensource software like Keycloak and OpenFGA - Help define and shape the team’s direction and roadmap - Build APIs and UX experiences to support user login, user-management, and access control experiences - Work closely with the security team to define and implement security practices ### Benefits - Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Equity + 401(k) Match - Open PTO + all Federal Holidays and Dec 23-31 - Paid Parental Leave - 100% Remote - Work From Anywhere in the US - Flexible Work Environment - You Manage Your Work Day - Quarterly Off-Site Travel for Team-Building