Experienced Programmer & Security Design/development Specialist

Experienced Programmer & Security Design/Development Specialist

The Boeing Company is currently seeking an Experienced Programmer & Security Design/Development Specialist to join the team in Kent, WA.

The Boeing Enterprise Security Team is searching for a talented and high performing Access Controls Specialist to join a team of senior technical experts who support single sign-on (SSO), federation, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and reverse proxy configurations across the entire Boeing enterprise.

The successful candidate will work as a member of the team with enterprise-wide responsibilities for development and support of the access controls services. A positive attitude and self-motivated approach are essential, along with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment and the flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and support a global team.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support, operate, and troubleshoot access management systems (Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and custom), including Single Sign-On (SSO), federation, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and reverse proxy configurations
• Administer and support Java applications running on Linux including incident response, root cause analysis, Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tuning, and deployment support
• Integrate, maintain and identity access control components (connectors, proxies, policy agents) and ensure secure authentication/authorization flows
• Collaborate with development, security, and identity teams to design, implement, and harden access controls and secure application integrations
• Support deployments and automation
• Contribute to runbooks, playbooks, and after hours incident response
• Identify, triage, and remediate security issues related to application and access control misconfigurations

This position requires elevated security screenings, including credit checks, while employed and having access to sensitive information.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of development experience using Java
• 3+ years of experience with Linux Systems Administration
• 3+ years of experience with JavaScript (e.g., Angular, JQuery)
• 3+ years of experience with web services development
• 3+ years of experience developing software in the C programming language
• Ability to work on site 3+ days a week

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Experience with access control concepts and tools, including MFA, reverse proxies, federation, and SSO
• Experience understanding secure coding principles and common vulnerabilities
• Experience with Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 and techniques to identify and mitigate them
• Experience with SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security/ Common Weakness Enumeration ​(SANS/CWE) Top 25 and techniques to identify and mitigate them
• Experience supporting COTS access management products (installation, configuration, patching, integration) and custom access-management code or connectors
• Experience with strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with engineers, architects, security, and product teams
• Experience with cloud infrastructures
• Experience with DevOps / DevSecOps
• Experience collaborating with team members while also working independently
• Experience with troubleshooting