{"id":5616,"date":"2026-02-06T16:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/?post_type=job_listing&p=5616"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:16:59","slug":"lead-i-software-engineering-node-js-developer-with-okta-oauth-13492","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/?post_type=job_listing&p=5616","title":{"rendered":"Lead I – Software Engineering (Node.JS Developer with Okta\/Oauth) 13492"},"content":{"rendered":"

Positions:3 <\/span><\/span>Full Time<\/span><\/p>\n

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We\u2019re looking for a backend engineer with strong <\/span>Node.js<\/span><\/strong> expertise to build secure, scalable APIs and platform integrations. You\u2019ll lead authentication\/authorization implementations (Okta, OAuth\/OIDC\/SAML), modernize legacy access policies, and deliver resilient services on <\/span>Azure\/Kubernetes<\/span><\/strong> with production?grade observability.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Design, build, and maintain <\/span>Node.js<\/span><\/strong> backend services and <\/span>REST APIs<\/span><\/strong> with robust reliability, performance, and security.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Implement <\/span>authentication & authorization<\/span><\/strong> using <\/span>Okta APIs<\/span><\/strong>; handle <\/span>token\/session<\/span><\/strong> lifecycle and hardening.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Migrate SiteMinder policies<\/span><\/strong> to modern identity\/access patterns (OIDC\/SAML\/OAuth 2.0).<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Integrate securely with internal and external <\/span>platform services<\/span><\/strong> and data sources.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Own <\/span>API design<\/span><\/strong> (standards, versioning, documentation), error handling, idempotency, and rate limiting.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ensure comprehensive <\/span>automated testing<\/span><\/strong> (unit, integration, system, regression) and CI\/CD health.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Operate services on <\/span>Azure<\/span><\/strong> with <\/span>Kubernetes<\/span><\/strong> (containerization, helm\/manifests, secrets, config, scaling).<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Implement <\/span>observability<\/span><\/strong> with <\/span>Splunk<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>Datadog<\/span><\/strong> (dashboards, s, SLOs).<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Collaborate with Security\/Architecture on <\/span>threat modeling<\/span><\/strong>, secrets management, and compliance.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Continuously improve code quality, reliability, and developer experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Required Qualifications<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 5+ years<\/span><\/strong> of backend development with a strong focus on <\/span>Node.js<\/span><\/strong> (TypeScript preferred) and API engineering.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Proven experience implementing <\/span>Okta?based<\/span><\/strong> auth flows; deep familiarity with <\/span>OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Solid knowledge of <\/span>token\/session management<\/span><\/strong> (PKCE, refresh tokens, rotation, revocation, scopes).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Hands?on experience building <\/span>RESTful<\/span><\/strong> services and integrating with third?party\/internal platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Proficiency with <\/span>datastores<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span>RDBMS<\/span><\/strong> (e.g., PostgreSQL\/SQL Server) and <\/span>MongoDB<\/span><\/strong> (schema design, indexing, performance).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Experience deploying to <\/span>Azure<\/span><\/strong> and orchestrating workloads on <\/span>Kubernetes<\/span><\/strong> (containers, networking, ingress, resilience).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Practical use of <\/span>Splunk<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>Datadog<\/span><\/strong> for logs\/metrics\/traces; creating actionable dashboards\/s.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Strong testing discipline: <\/span>unit, integration, system, regression<\/span><\/strong> and contract testing.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Comfortable with modern <\/span>SDLC tooling<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span>Jira, Confluence, Git, Jenkins<\/span><\/strong> (SVN experience a plus).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Bachelor\u2019s degree (BE, MCA, or equivalent) in <\/span>Computer Science<\/span><\/strong>, Engineering, or related field.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Core IAM Concepts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Authentication & Authorization protocols:<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • OIDC\u00a0(OpenID Connect)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 flows, ID token handling<\/span><\/li>\n
        • OAuth 2.0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 grant types, scopes, refresh tokens<\/span><\/li>\n
        • PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 why and how it\u2019s used<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Session Management:<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Session creation, renewal, and termination<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Handling session timeouts and re-authentication<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Token Handling:<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Access token vs ID token vs refresh token<\/span><\/li>\n
                • Token validation and expiration strategies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Login\/Logout Flows:<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Standard login\/logout<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • Universal Logout<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(single sign-out across apps)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      • Single Sign-On (SSO):<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        • Inbound SSO<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 integrating external identity providers (e.g., Okta as IdP)<\/span><\/li>\n
                        • Outbound SSO<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 enabling apps to act as IdP for other services<\/span><\/li>\n
                        • Federation concepts (SAML, OIDC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          • Security Best Practices:<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                            • CSRF, XSS prevention in login flows<\/span><\/li>\n
                            • Secure storage of tokens (browser vs server)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                              Additional comments<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                              • Implementing\u00a0<\/span>secure login\/logout flows<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in SPAs or web apps<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • Handling\u00a0<\/span>redirects<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for OIDC\/OAuth flows<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • Integration with\u00a0<\/span>Okta Sign-In Widget<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or custom login pages<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • Handling\u00a0<\/span>SSO flows<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(inbound and outbound) in UI<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • Error handling for authentication failures<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                Preferred (Not Mandatory)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                                • Familiarity with\u00a0<\/span>Okta platform<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Sign-In Widget, SDKs, API)<\/span><\/li>\n
                                • Experience in\u00a0<\/span>migration projects<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from legacy IAM systems (e.g., SiteMinder)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  Skills:<\/strong>Node.Js, API, OAuth\/Okta, SSO, Session, Token, Login\/Logout, JWT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_job_location":"Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram , India","_application":"hrm@cephasconsult.biz","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-5616","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/5616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cephasconsult.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=5616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}