SSO & Keycloak Expert @The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Software Development
Salary starts at 3,000..
Remote Location
Job Type unspecified
Posted 4wks ago

[Hiring] SSO & Keycloak Expert @The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

4wks ago - The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is hiring a remote SSO & Keycloak Expert. 💸 Salary: starts at 3,000 eur, dependent on experience 📍Location: Czech Republic, Slovakia

Role Description

Your role: Build and evolve components in our self-developed identity and security platform used across 150+ global sites. As a Lead Developer, you’ll own the technical direction of key services (from design to production), lead by example in implementation, and work closely with a dedicated SRE team that runs and operates the solutions—so you can focus on building robust software.

  • Lead the design and development of cloud-native services and platform components (security, IAM/SSO, data/observability).
  • Translate product and security requirements into robust architectures and high-quality implementations.
  • Drive engineering best practices (code quality, testing, reviews, CI/CD, secure-by-design).
  • Collaborate with SREs to ensure reliability, scalability, and operational excellence (SLIs/SLOs, incident learnings, hardening).
  • Mentor engineers and enable the team to deliver sustainably and confidently.

Qualifications

  • Professional software engineering experience with ownership of production systems.
  • Strong hands-on development skills (ideally Java; TypeScript and Go is a plus).
  • Solid understanding of microservices and Kubernetes-based delivery.
  • Good grasp of security fundamentals (authentication/authorization, secure coding; familiarity with SSO protocols like OIDC/OAuth/SAML is a plus).
  • Experience working with modern platform components such as streaming, analytics, and observability stacks is beneficial.
  • Interest or experience in IT security (e.g., threat modeling, secure architecture, vulnerability management, or security testing) is beneficial.
  • Fluent in English (German is a plus).

Requirements

  • Kubernetes, IaC, GitOps, and a self-hosted, cloud-native ecosystem.
  • Other common technologies across the team: Kafka, Flink, Postgres, Neo4J, Grafana, Elasticsearch, plus Java, TypeScript, Go.
  • Strong partnership with an experienced SRE team for operations and reliability.

Benefits

  • Salary starts at 3.000 EUR and is dependent upon relevant experience.
  • We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace.
  • Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
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SSO & Keycloak Expert @The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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