Directory Services Engineer (contract)

Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Hilton through Talent Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by Talent Solutions and will not be an employee of Hilton. Contract workers are not employees of Hilton or any of its subsidiaries, nor will they be eligible for Hilton benefits. This is a US based hybrid role for our Memphis, TN (preferred) or Dallas, TX location with ability to travel up to 15%. Job Summary Opportunity to join an in-house Technology team that is creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry. As part of the Directory and Collaboration Services team you will support normal operations and major projects critical to providing Identity and Access management services across the enterprise, including developing, testing, debugging, and documenting platform operations and applications integrations. Responsibilities • Develop and implement authentication and identity operating standards • Develop tools and scripts to increase automation and streamline operations • Manage the PingFederate and PingDirectory platforms providing LDAP, SAML and OAuth services to the enterprise • Evolve the Single-Sign On and LDAP services to improve resiliency and ensure continuity of business operations • Resolve incidents, perform root cause analysis, and improve service quality • Complete SAML, OAuth and OIDC application onboarding through requirements analysis, design, implementation, and operational stages • Build relationships across the Technology Directory and Collaboration Services team, along with the larger Infrastructure community, to understand how the portfolio integrates with systems • Take initiative to learn the interdependencies and recommend opportunities to evolve and streamline the operations • Create proactive processes to improve uptime and system processing which will support technology initiatives • Be curious about how the systems interconnect to develop a comprehensive understanding and to promote creative solutions Skills • Experience coding in OGNL • Experience with Java development • Technical knowledge of Operating Platforms including Windows, UNIX, and Active Directory • Experience developing and implementing web interfaces such as SOAP, CGI, or REST • Experience with the Atlassian Collaboration Stack • Experience with markup languages including XML and XHTML • Experience with multi-factor authentication solutions Experience • Five years of direct experience with Ping, LDAP, and directory structures • Three years of experience working with PingFederate and PingDirectory or comparable identity federation and directory solutions • Three years of experience with a Java Application server such as WebLogic, WebSphere, Glassfish, or Apache Tomcat