Staff Software Engineer - Identity & Security

Ocho People
Belfast, UK
8 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
£80,000.0 - £90,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) JavaScript (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Cyber Security Distributed Systems Multi-Factor Authentication Identity and Access Management OAuth OpenID Open Web Application Security Systems Development Life Cycle JSON Web Token
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Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Session Management Single Sign-On ReactJS Spring-boot

Job description

  • Own, design, implement and support major components of the identity and access management platform
  • Define authentication and authorisation patterns (OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, JWT, MFA) across client-facing and internal systems
  • Lead the design of token issuance, validation and session management across services
  • Guide identity and security architecture decisions using strong Java, React and AWS expertise
  • Partner with security, platform and product teams to embed secure-by-design practices into the SDLC
  • Drive engineering best practice and mentor engineers across the team

Requirements

  • 7+ years building and supporting scalable, distributed systems
  • Deep hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot) and modern JavaScript/React
  • Strong grounding in identity and access management: OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, SSO, JWT, MFA

Desirable:

  • AWS security services experience (IAM, Cognito, KMS, Secrets Manager)
  • Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 and threat modelling
  • Prior technical leadership or mentorship experience

Benefits & conditions

  • £80,000-£90,000 salary
  • Hybrid working model (Extremely flexible)
  • Global business with genuine scale and career development paths
  • Values-led culture built on transparency, trust and innovation
  • Collaborative, cross-team engineering environment
  • Opportunity to shape identity and security architecture at a senior technical level

You must currently reside in Northern Ireland.

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About the company

Our client is a global technology company whose platform powers smart shopping experiences for thousands of brands and retailers worldwide, connecting them with billions of consumers. Operating at genuine scale across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, they’re recognised as a Great Place to Work across multiple countries, including the UK.

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