Senior CIAM Solutions Designer

Kforce has a client in Raleigh, NC that is seeking a Senior CIAM Solutions Designer. Design end-to-end CIAM and fraud-aware identity solutions, including:

• Authentication and federation protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML)
• Okta Identity Engine for adaptive, risk-based authentication
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA), step-up, and account recovery flows
• Universal Directory for customer identity profiles and attributes

Create identity journeys that integrate fraud-detection signals into:

• Digital onboarding and identity proofing
• Login and re-authentication flows
• High-risk transactions and step-up scenarios

Design integrations between CIAM and:

• Mobile/web applications
• API gateways and backend services
• Fraud decision engines and monitoring platforms
• Customer data platforms and CRM systems

Align solutions with financial-services expectations related to:

• Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)
• Data protection and privacy
• Fraud prevention and operational risk

Duties:

• Produce clear solution-design artifacts (architecture diagrams, sequence flows, integration patterns, NFRs)
• Ensure solutions support high-volume digital traffic with resilience, low latency, and appropriate failover
• Balance strong security controls with friction-aware customer experience
• Collaborate with Fraud Operations to support detection, monitoring, and resolution workflows
• Embed security-by-design, privacy-by-design, and compliance-by-default principles
• Design secure handling of credentials, secrets, encryption, tokens, and key-management processes
• Translate solution designs into epics, features, and actionable backlog items
• Provide design assurance throughout development and testing
• Resolve design trade-offs and integration challenges
• Ensure CIAM and fraud solutions are implementable, testable, operable, and resilient
• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in software application development, or High School diploma/GED and 12 years of experience in software application development
• Experience working in agile, product-aligned delivery models
• Familiarity with regulatory, audit, and operational-risk requirements
• Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Excellent documentation, diagramming, and stakeholder-communication skills.
• Ability to balance customer experience with strong security and fraud-mitigation controls
• Detail-oriented and delivery-focused mindset

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• 3-5+ years of experience with at least one major programming language (Java, Python, Go, etc.)
• Experience as a Solutions Designer, Solution Architect, or Senior Engineer in a financial-services environment
• Hands-on experience designing Okta-based CIAM solutions

Strong understanding of:

• Fraud prevention and risk-based authentication
• Secure digital identity journeys
• OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML protocols
• REST APIs and event-driven architectures