Senior IAM & Backend Engineer (Keycloak + Spring Boot)
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
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
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Bash · GitHub · GitLab · IAM · Istio · Linux · MongoDB · Redis
Rare in InnovationTeam's other 30 open postings.
Standard for backend roles
Java · Kubernetes · PostgreSQL
Common in backend postings at any company.
Read against InnovationTeam's other open postings on this site.
The team: IT HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 25 open in IT. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in December: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
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