Senior Software Engineer (Java - Identity Access Management)

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.  

At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.  

Your Team’s Impact

In this role, you will Join our Zero‑Trust Service Identity team to define and deliver the standard for service‑to‑service authentication across internal APIs. You will lead the design and rollout of SPIFFE/SPIRE as the organization’s identity plane, enabling strong, workload‑based identity with mTLS (X.509 SVIDs) and JWT‑SVIDs. This role spans architecture, implementation, automation, and operations—establishing HA/SPoF‑free deployments, integrating with enterprise PKI/HSM, building verifier libraries for Java/Go/.NET, and enabling rapid adoption through self‑service tooling and golden templates.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build mission critical IAM services, primarily in Java
• Develop and support large-scale, global systems that adhere to security compliance  
• Work with AWS and on-premises systems to deploy services 
• Develop and maintain current and future state IAM documentation and standards 
• Participate in code-reviews and proactively take ownership of PR’s and make sure to catch all security vulnerabilities
• Proper collaboration and interaction with multiple teams across FactSet and respond to stake holder queries in a timely manner
• Learn about the errors and incidents in production while participating in the on-call rotation as and when required

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Computer Science or a related technical field 
• 5+ years’ of programming experience in Java or another OOP language 
• Candidate should have experience with IAM authentication protocols such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect & SAML.
• Built services using a relational database (e.g. MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) 
• Basic knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS/Azure etc) 
• Willing to participate in on-call rotation 

You may be a good fit for this role if you have: 

• Implemented role-based access control systems in large, distributed environment 
• Written RESTful HTTP APIs 
• A strong understanding of browser functionality (e.g. Cookies, CORS)

What's In It For You

At FactSet, our people are our greatest asset, and our culture is our biggest competitive advantage. Being a FactSetter means:

• The opportunity to join an S&P 500 company with over 45 years of sustainable growth powered by the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up.
• Support for your total well-being. This includes health, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement savings plans and a discounted employee stock purchase program, plus paid time off for holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days. 
• Flexible work accommodations. We value work/life harmony and offer our employees a range of accommodations to help them achieve success both at work and in their personal lives.
• A global community dedicated to volunteerism and sustainability, where collaboration is always encouraged, and individuality drives solutions.
• Career progression planning with dedicated time each month for learning and development.
• Business Resource Groups open to all employees that serve as a catalyst for connection, growth, and belonging.

Learn more about our benefits here.

Salary is just one component of our compensation package and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications.

Company Overview: 

FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn. 

At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.