Senior SailPoint (IdentityNow) Developer

Job Description

As a Senior SailPoint IdentityNow API Developer, you will focus on building and extending integrations between SailPoint IdentityNow and other enterprise applications using APIs. You will play a pivotal role in scripting and automating processes, enabling seamless identity lifecycle management, and enhancing service delivery through custom API solutions.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop custom API-based solutions for SailPoint IdentityNow to integrate with enterprise systems, cloud platforms, directories, and HR systems.
• Leverage IdentityNow REST APIs to extend capabilities and automate identity lifecycle tasks such as provisioning, deprovisioning, and entitlement management.
• Write and maintain API scripts to support advanced workflow customizations and data exchange between IdentityNow and external systems.
• Create and manage connectors to onboard and manage target applications within IdentityNow.
• Monitor and optimize API performance and scalability to ensure efficient identity data processing.
• Implement robust error-handling and logging to troubleshoot API integration issues proactively.
• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, and developers to understand integration requirements and define technical API specifications.
• Stay updated on the latest advancements in SailPoint IdentityNow APIs, SDKs, and relevant IAM standards.
• Develop technical documentation and user guides for API integrations and workflows.
• Ensure the alignment of API development with compliance frameworks and security best practices.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in identity governance, with specialization in SailPoint IdentityNow API development.
• Proven expertise in developing and consuming REST APIs using tools such as Postman
• Proficiency in scripting and coding with languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of identity lifecycle, access management, and entitlement directory management.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols such as OAuth, OpenID, or SAML.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, LDAP, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Demonstrable ability to troubleshoot and debug API-related issues.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• SailPoint IdentityNow certifications such as IdentityNow Implementation Engineer.
• Experience with DevOps tools for task automation, such as CI/CD for API development.
• Experience working with Jira
• Familiarity with ITSM tools like ServiceNow for API integrations.
• Strong knowledge of security protocols and access control mechanisms.
  
  

This is a remote position anywhere in the US but with a strong preference for ET or CT time zones.

About Us

Hearst is one of the nation’s largest global, diversified information, services and media companies.

Hearst has been innovating for more than a century, leading with purpose, integrity and a culture of care, with a mission to inform audiences and improve lives.

The company’s diverse portfolio includes global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; Hearst Transportation, which includes CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; 35 television stations; 24 daily and 52 weekly newspapers; digital services businesses; and more than 200 magazines around the world.

Hearst is always moving forward, investing in healthcare solutions to improve patient outcomes and technology that curbs emissions; providing vital analysis, data and software to the global financial services industry; delivering important service and investigative journalism; and inspiring audiences with sports and entertainment programming.

With a commitment to maintaining the highest quality in its products and services, Hearst is dedicated to serving the communities it operates in, both civically and philanthropically.

Hearst is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.