IAM Specialist - Hybrid Nearshore Geneva

IAM Specialist | ForgeRock Expert

Location: Geneva, Switzerland (Hybrid)

Company: Randstad Digital Switzerland

 

The Opportunity

Are you a seasoned Identity and Access Management (IAM) expert looking to make a global impact? Randstad Digital Switzerland is currently seeking an IAM Specialist to support one of our most prestigious international clients in Geneva.

As our client migrates critical services to the cloud and centralizes their identity solutions, you will be the technical backbone ensuring secure, seamless, and sophisticated access management. This is a role for a true specialist—someone who understands the nuance of ForgeRock/OpenAM and thrives in complex, hybrid environments.

Your Mission

• Maintain & Evolve: Support and optimize the development, integration, and production IAM environments.

• Lead Migrations: Drive the transition of applications from on-premises to cloud-based services via Identity Federation.

• Modernize: Convert legacy authentication chains into modern, scalable authentication trees/nodes.

• Troubleshoot: Act as the Tier 3 expert for complex integration issues, log analysis, and performance tuning.

• Collaborate: Work within a global, distributed team of developers and security engineers to secure a high-availability infrastructure.

What You Bring to the Table

Core Technical Mastery

• The ForgeRock Edge: At least 4 years of deep, hands-on experience with ForgeRock OpenAM/AM, including OIDC/SAML2/WS-Fed configuration and Java-based custom module development.

• IAM Expertise: 10+ years in IT, with 6+ years dedicated strictly to IAM.

• Directory Services: Strong proficiency in OpenLDAP and OpenDJ (specifically Core Token Service management).

• Cloud Architecture: Solid experience with AWS (EC2, CloudWatch, S3, VPC) and a strong understanding of hybrid cloud deployments.

DevOps & Engineering

• Code: Proficiency in Java (for custom nodes/adapters) and scripting (JavaScript, Groovy).

• Automation: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and IaC tools like Ansible or Terraform.

• Linux: Strong Systems Administration skills (RHEL/CentOS).

Education & Certification

• Education: University degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or 15+ years of equivalent professional experience).

• Certifications: ForgeRock/OpenAM Certified Professional is highly preferred. AWS or Azure Identity certifications are a significant plus.

Soft Skills

• Language: Excellent professional English (written and spoken). French is a "nice to have."

• Documentation: Ability to create crystal-clear runbooks and architectural diagrams.

• Communication: A proven ability to bridge the gap between technical infrastructure teams and application owners.

 

This role is fully remote with occasional visits to Geneva totally around 20 days per year. You will, therefore, be based no more than 2 hours time difference frmo CET and easily accessible to Switzerland.