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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** IDR, Inc.
- **Location:** Addison, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Apache Tomcat, User Authentication, Oracle WebLogic Server, Glassfish Application Servers, IBM Websphere Application Server, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), OAuth, OpenID, Ping (Networking Utility), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Website Wireframe, Java Application Server, Pingfederate
- **Published:** June 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a4a934191f0bdad1

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, * Five years of direct experience with Ping, LDAP, and directory structures

 * Three years of experience working with PingFederate and PingDirectory or comparable identity federation and directory solutions
 * Three years of experience with a Java Application server such as WebLogic, WebSphere, Glassfish, or Apache Tomcat
 * Strong experience supporting authentication and identity systems using protocols such as SAML, OAuth, and OIDC
 * Ability to troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and improve service quality and uptime

## Description

* Develop and implement authentication and identity operating standards across the enterprise
 * Manage and evolve PingFederate and PingDirectory to provide LDAP, SAML, and OAuth services
 * Improve resiliency and continuity of business operations by evolving Single-Sign On and LDAP services
 * Support agile platform development through roadmaps, diagrams, epics, stories, technical wireframes, documentation, and partner presentations


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