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InnovationTeamRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Senior IAM & Backend Engineer (Keycloak + Spring Boot)

Posted over a year agoBackend Engineer

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Posted
4 August 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Experienced
Country
Saudi Arabia
Skills named
active directory, azure, bash, ci cd, docker, github, github actions, gitlab
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  • About the Role:
  • We’re hiring a highly skilled engineer with deep expertise in Keycloak (Red Hat SSO) and strong backend development experience using Java 17+ and Spring Boot. You will lead efforts in identity & access management, secure microservices development, and CI/CD automation across cloud-native architectures.
  • We seek someone who can code, integrate, automate, and secure modern systems with confidence.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop robust and scalable Spring Boot microservices using Java 17+
  • Design and implement secure IAM strategies using Keycloak (Red Hat SSO), including:

Realm and client configurations

User Management

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Federated identity providers (LDAP, Azure AD)

Protocol mappers, custom authenticators

  • Token customization (OIDC / JWT / SAML)
  • Integrate Keycloak into enterprise applications and CI/CD pipelines
  • Automate deployment processes using CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Deploy and manage services in Docker/Kubernetes environments

Apply best practices in security, performance, and observability

Must-Have Skills:

Strong Java (17+) and Spring Boot experience

  • Java Microservices architecture
  • In-depth Keycloak or Red Hat SSO experience — both hands-on and architectural
  • Experience building secure REST APIs using OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT
  • Proven ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot Keycloak realms, clients, flows, and policies
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Experience integrating Keycloak with external IdPs, LDAP, social logins
  • Familiarity with Linux, Bash scripting, and infrastructure automation tools
  • Nice to Have:

Knowledge of Istio, Service Mesh, or API Gateways

Background in securing public APIs and implementing zero-trust patterns

Exposure to Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB