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You will be a valued member of the mobile engineering team and work collaboratively with security, identity management, and platform engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and user-friendly authentication solutions.\n*Cognizant cannot provide sponsorship for this role now or in the future.*\nIn this role, you will:\nDesign and develop native iOS applications and authentication capabilities using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Xcode, and the Apple Developer Ecosystem.\nImplement modern authentication technologies including FIDO2, WebAuthn, Passkeys, Biometrics, YubiKey, and TOTP-based authentication.\nIntegrate enterprise mobile applications with the Ping Identity ecosystem, including PingFederate, PingOne, and PingID.\nBuild and maintain secure integrations with REST APIs, OAuth services, certificate-based communication frameworks, and secure network transport mechanisms.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure, and maintainable mobile application architectures using MVVM, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection, and Modular Application Design.\nWork model\nAt Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring five days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Phoenix, Arizona.\nThe working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nWhat you need to have to be considered\n7+ years of software development experience.\n5+ years of Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience.\n3+ years of hands-on experience implementing FIDO2 and passwordless authentication solutions.\nExpert-level experience with Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Xcode, and the Apple Developer Ecosystem.\nStrong experience integrating REST APIs, OAuth APIs, JSON processing, certificate-based communication, and secure network transport.\nExperience designing and implementing mobile application architectures using MVVM, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection, and Modular Application Design.\nDeep understanding of mobile security principles, authentication standards, and passwordless authentication technologies.\nExperience integrating authentication solutions with Ping Identity products, including PingFederate, PingOne, and PingID.\nThese will help you stand out\nExperience developing enterprise-grade mobile applications in highly regulated or security-focused environments.\nExpertise with platform authenticators, biometric authentication, and FIDO-compatible security keys.\nStrong understanding of modern authentication protocols and identity federation concepts.\nExperience optimizing authentication workflows for user experience, scalability, and security.\nAbility to collaborate effectively across engineering, security, and identity management teams.\nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. 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