Senior Application Developer(IAM)

About job description:

Join us in one of the largest global IAM transformation programmes as we modernise identity, authentication, authorization, and lifecycle management across the enterprise. We're looking for a Senior IAM Application Developer skilled in cloud-native API development, identity orchestration, Pub/Sub event processing, and Terraform automation.

This role sits at the heart of building scalable identity services across Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Responsibilities:

  • Design & develop identity lifecycle orchestration flows (provisioning, de-provisioning, adaptive authentication, etc.)
  • Build secure RESTful APIs and backend microservices for identity, provisioning, and governance workflows
  • Integrate APIs with authentication services for token handling, session logic, and authorization
  • Build Pub/Sub event pipelines to automate identity operations and security workflows
  • Develop Cloud Run / Cloud Functions services for event processing
  • Create and maintain Terraform modules for IAM, API services, Pub/Sub topics & workloads
  • Work closely with Cloud Security, DevOps, and Engineering teams
  • Debug identity, access, API, and distributed-system issues
  • Drive best practices in secure API design, IAM standards, and automation patterns

Required Skills

  • Strong experience with identity orchestration platforms (Auth0 Actions, Okta Workflows, WorkOS, etc.)
  • Expertise in Python, Go, Java, or Node.js
  • Cloud-native API design & deployment experience (Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, GKE)
  • Solid understanding of OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, federation patterns
  • Hands-on experience with Pub/Sub, event-driven architecture, asynchronous workflows
  • Strong Terraform / IaC automation experience
  • Knowledge of API gateways, reverse proxies, service mesh

Nice to Have

  • Google Cloud Security Engineer / Cloud Architect Certification
  • Experience with Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity
  • Experience with Kubernetes (GKE, workload identity, RBAC)
  • Familiarity with Secret Manager, Vault
  • Understanding of frameworks: SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA
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Job Details

Company
Synechron
Location
Chester, Cheshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
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