CIAM Platform Engineer - Vice President

 SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $142,000.00 and $196,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

The CIAM Platform Engineer will collaborate with the Customer Identity Access Management Team, SMBC Production Support, the IDaaS provider, and other SMBC technology teams and vendors to understand the infrastructure of the CIAM Platform, lead CIAM DevOps and help troubleshoot, fix, or direct platform issues to the correct party. The role will concentrate on ensuring smooth operation of the platform. Other responsibilities for this role include improving the current CI/CD pipelines (currently using RedHat OpenShift) as well as directing the migration of the CI/CD pipeline to Azure DevOps.

Role Objectives

The CIAM Platform Engineer will:

• Monitor and address application and infrastructure issues with the CIAM platform using DynaTrace, eG and/or OpenShift
• Assist the CIAM team in compiling the CIAM platform Runbook and maintain the Runbook
• Socialize the Runbook with SMBC Production Support Team
• Identify service degradation or issues and address, troubleshoot, and escalate as appropriate
• Test new features via Postman and/or other tools
• Address current pipeline deficiencies (vulnerability scanning, test integration) and direct the migration to Git and Azure DevOps
• Automate pipelines including alignment of Ping Journey and NodeJS code versions
• Integrate pipelines with CyberArk for secure management of secrets
• Work with APIM (Azure Gateway) team to configure certificates with third party solutions
• Understand the configuration of load balancing, firewalls, and network configuration
• Suggest system improvements

Qualifications and Skills

• 5+ years of experience with Azure DevOps and/or RedHat OpenShift
• 3+ years shell scripting
• 2+ years of experience with SIEM tools such as Dynatrace or Splunk
• Experience with RESTful APIs and API Gateways
• 3+ years of experience with cloud architecture (Azure, GCP, AWS)
• 3+ years of experience with containerization (e.g., OpenShift, AKS, etc.) cloud technologies, in particular Azure, and supporting tools (Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence)
• 3+ years of experience with JavaScript, NodeJS, or Java (preferable)
• Familiarity with SonarQube, CyberArk and Sonatype
• Knowledge of PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud
• Experience with Identity and Access Management preferable
• Domain knowledge in Financial Service industry or Information Security is desirable
• BS Degree in STEM (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred)

Additional Requirements

D&I Commitment

Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.