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Senior IAM & Backend Engineer (Keycloak + Spring Boot)

InnovationTeam

Industry
-
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work mode
on-site
Job type
Full-time
Annual salary
Not specified
Minimum experience
7+ years
Posted
14th August, 2026

Required skills

Spring BootDocker & KubernetesMicroservices ArchitectureREST APIsCI/CDHiringJavaGitLabJenkinsGitHubObservabilityTroubleshootDockerKubernetesLDAP

About the role

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

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