Overall 10+ years of experience, including 6+ years as an IAM engineer with expertise in deploying and managing authentication/authorization solutions using the Ping Identity suite (PingFederate, PingAccess, PingOne MFA, PingID, Ping Directory and Ping DaVinci).
• Proficient in CIAM strategies, SSO, and MFA implementation to enhance security and user experience across complex infrastructures.
• Skilled in AWS cloud deployments, SAML, OAuth, and API testing using Postman.
• Strong background in infrastructure security, auditing, and configuring IAM adapters for compliance in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Linux/Unixapplication support log/infra monitoring-Splunk,backup tools –Autosys, Deployement using CI/CD tools – GIT, Jenkins & Ansible.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
IAM Engineer
Bahwan CyberTek
11.2021 - Current
Installing, configuring, administering, maintaining, and upgrading PingFederate, PingAccess and their components to the latest versions
Working on CIAM solutions to provide SSO, MFA, access management, authorization, directory services, data access governance, identity orchestration, threat detection, and fraud mitigation
Engaging in project proof-of-concepts (POCs) using Ping DaVinci and PingCentral.
Implementing self-service solutions and delegate admin consoles through Ping Directory to enhance user autonomy and administrative efficiency
Creating and integrating new applications with PingFederate to achieve SSO (IDP/SP) by utilizing industry-standard protocols such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID
Implementing and configuring Ping ID and PingOne MFA across both on-premises and cloud environments
Managing data stores such as Ping Directory, LDAP, and SQL databases for applications supported by Ping Identity solutions
Troubleshooting SSO issues using tools like SAML Tracer and Postman, and by analyzing PingFederate and PingAccess logs to ensure efficient issue resolution and system performance
MQ and idelphe - Configuration of MQ or Ideplhe scripts, Monitoring the flow ,IHS and WAS support patch deployment .
Autosys - Cross checking the job of the back up and troubleshooting the Autosys server job
Reboot - Rebooting the server according to scheduled uptime
Splunk -Monitoring the servers on daily basics report
Worked on different integration tools like Git, Jenkins and Ansible CI/CD tools for deployment
IAM Engineer
CSC E-Governance
10.2019 - 08.2021
Maintained PingFederate, PingAccess SSO, and associated components to ensure seamless operation and security
Collaborated with team members to define workflows, enhance processes, and implement security improvements to protect applications
Provided administrative support to colleagues, assisting with complex troubleshooting and administration tasks
Installed and configured adapters and created authentication selectors to support user authentication requirements
Conducted certificate renewal activities for certificates enabled in PingFederate, ensuring uninterrupted secure communication
Worked with Active Directory, SQL databases for user management and authentication
Installed, configured, administered, maintained, and upgraded PingFederate, PingAccess SSO, and related components on Windows and Linux servers
Configured multiple adapters, such as Integrated Windows Authentication, HTML Form Adapter, Composite Adapter, Reference ID Adapter, and CoreBlox Adapter in PingFederate, to support diverse authentication processes
Utilized cloud solutions, including AWS Cloud Platform, for scalable and secure deployments
Created and integrated new applications with PingFederate to achieve SSO (IDP/SP) using industry-standard protocols like SAML, OAuth, OpenID
Troubleshot SSO issues using SAML Tracer and Postman, as well as by reviewing PingFederate and PingAccess logs to identify and resolve issues efficiently
Integrated various data stores, including Active Directory and SQL databases, with PingFederate to authenticate users at the backend, enhancing access security and reliability
To deploy scripts on UAT servers and Monitoring Production Server
Working in a 24X7 on call rotation to support UAT environments
Patch Update on windows and Linux server
Deploying HTML and images in Server using Winscp tools
Active Directory- Creation/Deletion/Maintenance of Windows Accounts through Active Directory, Should work on BAU to complete the job within SLA, Password Credentials Reset of AD user
Package Administration(RPM & YUM) and Schedule Jobs (At & Cron).
Veritas Backup Exec -L1 and L2 support for Daily Incremental, Weekly and Monthly Backup, Monitoring and troubleshooting.
Squid Proxy Server - Installation, Whitelisting .
Git Lab - Installation, configuration and administration of GitLab .
System Engineer
EMPOWER SOLUTION
05.2016 - 01.2019
Administered and maintained PingFederate to ensure efficient operation and functionality
Worked on cloud solutions, including AWS and served as the primary contact for defining process workflows in AWS IAM
Managed the roadmap and operations for Identity Management, Directory Services, Access Governance, and Privileged Account/Password Management services
Created and integrated new applications with PingFederate for SSO (IDP/SP) using protocols such as SAML, OAuth, OpenID .
Regularly met with application teams to coordinate SSO integration and monitored Go-Live events for smooth deployment
Troubleshot SSO issues using tools like SAML Tracer and Postman, and by analyzing PingFederate and PingAccess logs for efficient issue resolution
Used ServiceNow as the Incident and Change Management tool, maintaining SLAs for ticket resolution
Created, managed, and troubleshooted instances in the AWS Cloud environment, including EC2, VPC, Route 53, Glacier, S3, and ELB
Worked with Active Directory and Active Roles Server for user authentication and data management
Utilized CI/CD tools like Jenkins to support continuous integration and deployment pipelines
Provided L1 and L2-level technical and administrative support to colleagues across projects and troubleshooting needs.
Creating ticket and escalate to concern team.
Linux File Systems, Process management.
Linux Managing User and Group Administration ,Processes administration and Management like monitoring, start/stop/kill various processes
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Karpaga Vinayaga College of Technology
04-2010
Skills
PingFederate
PingAccess
PingOne MFA
PingID
Ping Directory
Ping DaVinci
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Adapters
SAML
OAUTH
AWS
Postman
Linux
Unix
RHEL 5/6x/7
Ubuntu
CentOS 64
Veritas Backup Exec
Csc cloud
Service Now
Autosys
SPLUNK
PRTG
GIT
Jenkins
Ansible
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above details are true to the best of my knowledge and beliefs.
Timeline
IAM Engineer
Bahwan CyberTek
11.2021 - Current
IAM Engineer
CSC E-Governance
10.2019 - 08.2021
System Engineer
EMPOWER SOLUTION
05.2016 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering