Senior MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Engineer
Multiple Location: Princeton, NJ or Quincy, MA (100% onsite in any of these locations)
Duration: 6 months (extendable)
Pay Range: $44-48/Hour on W2 only Note: Applicant must be willing to work on W2.
Role Overview
The MFA Engineer will lead workforce authentication hardening, focusing on rolling out MFA where missing, remediating weak MFA methods, and ensuring consistent enforcement across a multi IDP environment involving Entra ID, ForgeRock, RSA, and ADFS. This requirement is for a Senior MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Engineer focused on strengthening enterprise authentication security across multiple identity platforms. The role is heavily centered around:
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- MFA implementation
- Authentication security
- Vulnerability remediation
- Enterprise security engineering
This is a strong Cybersecurity + IAM Engineering role.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify applications without MFA and define rollout strategies.
- Remediate weak MFA methods (e.g., OTP, mobile PINs, voice-based helpdesk auth).
- Design and implement stronger MFA controls across authentication flows.
- Configure and enforce MFA policies in Client Entra ID, ForgeRock, RSA, or ADFS.
- Ensure MFA enforcement survives federation and brokered authentication flows.
- Support pilot, rollout, and enterprise adoption with minimal business disruption.
- Define secure exception, fallback, and support desk processes.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience implementing enterprise MFA for workforce users.
- Experience assessing and remediating weak or legacy MFA implementations.
- Hands on experience with Entra MFA and/or MFA in ForgeRock, RSA, ADFS.
- Strong understanding of authentication flows and federated MFA enforcement.
- Ability to work with application teams on technical constraints and rollout planning.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with phishing resistant authentication concepts.
- Familiarity with conditional / step up authentication.
- Experience in regulated or high security enterprise environments.
Company Benefits & Culture
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
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