Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

McKesson

. Design, develop, test, and deploy secure authentication and authorization capabilities, including SSO, MFA, federation, provisioning, and identity lifecycle integrations .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio • United StatesSenior💰 $131,000 - $218,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing secure authentication and authorization solutions, with a strong focus on identity management and integration using modern identity platforms. Proficient in leveraging Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices to enhance identity workflows and security.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Identity ManagementSecure Software DevelopmentTerraform and Infrastructure as CodeOAuth 2.0 and OpenID ConnectProduction Experience with Okta

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Hard Skills

JavaC#PythonREST APIsMicroservicesSAMLSCIMAuthentication EngineeringAuthorization EngineeringSecrets Management

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationTechnical Documentation

Tools & Technologies

OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAuth0Ping IdentityDockerKubernetesCI/CD PipelinesLegacy Authentication Technologies

Certifications & Qualifications

Okta Certification

Industry Keywords

Identity Lifecycle IntegrationsFederationProvisioningSecurity ControlsRegulated EnvironmentHIPAASOC 2

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerJavaKubernetesMicroservicesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, test, and deploy secure authentication and authorization capabilities, including SSO, MFA, federation, provisioning, and identity lifecycle integrations
Lead migration of applications and user populations from legacy authentication and directory systems to Okta or comparable identity platforms
Build and maintain identity infrastructure with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Design and implement integrations using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, and SCIM
Develop secure services, APIs, and integrations supporting authentication, authorization, provisioning, and identity workflows
Partner with application engineers, architects, product owners, security, risk, and compliance teams
Integrate identity configuration and security controls into CI/CD pipelines
Review code and technical designs for authentication, authorization, secrets management, session handling, and secure engineering
Diagnose complex production identity issues involving tokens, sessions, federation, provisioning, integrations, and access policies
Contribute to identity architecture and roadmap, including retiring legacy authentication technologies
Mentor engineers on secure software development, identity patterns, IaC, and authentication architecture
Create technical documentation, identity-flow diagrams, deployment patterns, and operational runbooks
Deliver production-ready identity capabilities and reusable authentication, authorization, federation, and provisioning patterns
Improve identity integration reliability, maintainability, and security through automation, documentation, and operational standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree or equivalent and typically 7+ years of relevant experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years of hands-on identity, authentication, authorization, or security engineering experience
Strong programming experience in Java, C#, Python, or a comparable object-oriented/backend language
Production experience with modern identity providers such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0, or Ping Identity
Hands-on experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and SAML
Experience migrating applications from legacy authentication technologies such as LDAP, Active Directory, SiteMinder, or custom authentication services
Hands-on Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience
Experience building or supporting REST APIs, microservices, or distributed applications in security-sensitive production environments
Experience with modern CI/CD and automated software-delivery practices
Experience implementing secure engineering practices involving authentication, authorization, secrets, sessions, or access controls
Preferred: deep Okta experience, SCIM provisioning, cloud platforms, Docker/Kubernetes, persistence technologies, threat modeling, regulated-environment experience, HIPAA/SOC 2 familiarity, or Okta certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package
Annual bonus may be offered
Long-term incentive opportunities may be offered
Benefits through McKesson’s Total Rewards program
Equal employment opportunities
Reasonable accommodation for job search or application