Lead LDAP Engineer (f/m/x) (Forgerock / PingDS, GCP Cloud) – Single Sign On Services Engineering

Position Overview

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.

About the position

We are seeking an experienced LDAP Engineer (f/m/x) with strong expertise in Forgerock Directory Services / Ping Directory to join our Identity & Access Management (IAM) team. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of LDAP directory design, deployments, performance tuning, and troubleshooting, along with experience integrating directory services into cloud-native environments (GCP preferred). You will play a key role in designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise-grade directory services that support authentication, authorization, and identify management at scale.

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Your key responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain LDAP-based directory solutions (Forgerock DS / Ping Directory) across GCP cloud environments.
• Architect and implement scalable, high-availability directory topologies (replication, load balancing, failover).
• Integrate LDAP directories with IAM platforms, authentication/SSO systems, and enterprise applications.
• Tune and optimize directory performance, schema design, indexing, and caching for large-scale use cases.
• Collaborate with IAM, Cloud, and Security teams to ensure Directory Services align with enterprise policies.
• Automate deployments and configuration management using Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting 3rd line support for directory-related incidents and performance issues.
• Document designs, operational procedures, and best practices.

Your skills and experiences

• Many years of hands-on experience with LDAP directories (Forgerock Directory Services, Ping Directory, or OpenDJ).
• Strong knowledge of LDAP concepts: schema, indexes, access controls, replication and performance tuning.
• Experience deploying directory services in cloud environments (preferably GCP).
• Familiarity with containerization / orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE).
• Strong background in Linux administration and scripting (Bash, Python, or Perl).
• Knowledge of IAM concepts: SSO, federation, identity provisioning and authentication flows.
• Familiarity with DevOps / Infrastructure-as-Code tools: Terraform, Ansible Git CI/CD Pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across networking, security, and application integration.

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Luisa Moderzinski

Contact Luisa Moderzinski: +49 (0) 151 56516413

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