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**Site Name**: Bengaluru Luxor North Tower
**Posted Date**: Jan 20 2025
**Advanced Authentication SME**

**Your responsibilities include**:

- Design and implement robust Single Sign-On (SSO) architecture.
- Develop and maintain authentication systems using industry-standard protocols.
- Implement and optimize identity management solutions across enterprise platforms.
- Conduct in-depth security assessments of authentication mechanisms.
- Debug complex authentication and authorization challenges.
- Create and maintain technical documentation for authentication systems.
- Develop custom authentication solutions and integrate with existing enterprise systems.
- Perform security audits of identity and access management infrastructure.

**Basic Qualifications**:
**Authentication Protocols**:

- Extensive experience with SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect
- Deep understanding of WS-Federation and LDAP
- Proficiency in JWT (JSON Web Tokens) implementation
- Knowledge of OIDC (OpenID Connect) flows

**Technical Skills**:

- Programming experience in at least one language (Python, Java, JavaScript preferred)
- Scripting capabilities for authentication testing and debugging
- Familiarity with identity providers (PingFederate, Okta, Azure AD, Auth0)
- Understanding of web communication protocols (HTTP/HTTPS)
- Experience with API security and token-based authentication
- Debugging skills for complex authentication scenarios

**Security Expertise**:

- Advanced understanding of authentication security best practices
- Experience with multi-factor authentication (MFA) implementations
- Knowledge of threat modeling for identity systems
- Understanding of encryption techniques and key management
- Familiarity with compliance standards (NIST, SAML, FIDO)

**Preferred Qualifications**:
**Professional certifications**:

- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
- Experience with cloud identity solutions (Azure AD, AWS IAM, Google Cloud Identity)

**Advanced Skills**:

- Experience developing custom authentication middleware
- Understanding of adaptive authentication techniques
- Knowledge of biometric and advanced authentication methods
- Experience with identity governance and administration
- Familiarity with zero-trust security models

**Soft Skills**:

- Excellent problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Proactive approach to security challenges
- Previously worked in a central IT team within a regulated environment such as the Pharmaceutical or Financial services

**Why GSK?**

**Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.**

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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