2 months ago
Herndon, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$166k - $202k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, libraries, APIs, and reference implementations for zero trust authentication and authorization.
- Create developer guides, integration documentation, and best practices for security-service adoption.
- Implement fine-grained authorization patterns including entitlements, row-level security, and ABAC.
- Collaborate with architects and engineers to meet performance, usability, and compliance requirements.
- Conduct code reviews and guide development teams on secure coding and integration practices.
- Research zero trust and identity/access management technologies and recommend improvements.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or related roles.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
- Strong experience designing, developing, and deploying application components using AWS cloud services in IL6+ classified environments.
- Expert experience with authentication and authorization frameworks such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.
- Experience with identity and access management platforms such as ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, and Ping Identity.
- Expert proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Go, or Python.
- Strong expertise in fine-grained access control, zero trust architecture, secure coding, and software development lifecycle security.
- Experience creating developer documentation and integration guides.
- Ability to work onsite five days per week for the duration of the role.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Parental leave and dependent care.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development opportunities, company-paid training, and certifications.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs.
- Potential performance-based, referral, and additional compensation bonuses.
About MetroStar
MetroStar provides IT services and software solutions to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, focusing on digital transformation, AI/ML, application modernization, enterprise IT, and human-centered design. The company operates on government contracts to deliver secure systems and mission-support applications. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, MetroStar is privately held and a portfolio company of Veritas Capital.