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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Ping Directory Engineer - **Company:** Akaasa Technologies - **Location:** Plano, TX, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Audit Trail, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Integrity, Data Mapping, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Performance Tuning, Ping (Networking Utility), Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Runbook, Shell Script, Security Information and Event Management, Backup and Restore, Cloud Platform System, Okta, System Availability, Indexer, Git, Pingfederate, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Terraform, Splunk - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us808b1a26785dac9444e0ad6ef2c16484 ## About the Role Ping Directory Platform experience * Extensive enterprise directory engineering experience, including senior ownership of highly available, business-critical platforms. * Proven delivery of Ping Directory implementations, platform modernization, or large-scale LDAP and Active Directory migrations. * robust command of directory architecture, schema design, replication, synchronization, security, performance, and recovery. * Demonstrated leadership across IAM, security, cloud, infrastructure, application, vendor, and audit stakeholders. * Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience; relevant Ping or cloud certifications preferred. Technical Skills * Directory platforms: Ping Directory, PingDirectoryProxy, PingDataSync, Active Directory, LDAP/LDAPS, directory information trees, schema, indexes, access controls, password policies, replication, and virtual attributes. * Cloud and automation: AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Git, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, secrets management, and certificate automation. * Identity integrations: Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, PingFederate, REST APIs, SCIM, identity lifecycle management, and privileged access management. * Engineering and operations: Linux, Java Virtual Machine tuning, Python, PowerShell or shell scripting, Splunk or equivalent observability, backup and restore, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and incident management. ## Description Ping Directory Lead SME Responsibilities * Own Ping Directory technical strategy, engineering standards, and platform lifecycle. * Lead architecture and deployment of Ping Directory, PingDirectoryProxy, and PingDataSync, including schema, indexing, access controls, replication, synchronization, and high availability. * Automate infrastructure and configuration through Terraform, Git-based controls, cloud or Kubernetes patterns, and CI/CD pipelines. * Direct Active Directory (AD) migration, including dependency discovery, data mapping, coexistence, cutover, validation, and rollback. * Integrate Ping Directory with identity providers, cloud platforms, privileged access services, and LDAP, REST, or SCIM consumers. * Engineer resilience and performance through capacity planning, monitoring, backup and recovery, disaster-recovery testing, patching, upgrades, and failover validation. * Enforce least privilege, secure LDAP and replication, privileged and non-human identity controls, audit logging, SIEM integration, and compliance evidence. * Provide senior-level production engineering, incident leadership, root-cause analysis, performance tuning, and preventive remediation. * Govern production changes, service validation, data integrity, backout readiness, and continuous reliability improvement. * Maintain architecture standards, implementation guides, runbooks, recovery procedures, and operational knowledge. * Participate in on-call support for critical incidents, releases, failover events, and recovery exercises., Position: Ping Directory Engineer Work Location: Plano, TX or Malvern, PA Duration: Contract Ping Directory Lead SME Responsibilities Own Ping Directory technical strategy, … + 18 hours ago + Apply easily ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Inside Bitpanda's Tech Stack: Scaling a European Fintech Leader - Markus Dorner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1979-inside-bitpanda-s-tech-stack-scaling-a-european-fintech-leader-markus-dorner) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) ## Related Articles - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)