Saviynt Developer

Job Title: Saviynt Developer
Work Location: Remote

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Saviynt Developer with 3 5 years of hands-on experience implementing and integrating Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Saviynt configuration, identity lifecycle management, access governance, application integrations, workflows, certifications, reporting, and end-to-end testing.

The candidate will work closely with IAM architects, security and compliance teams, application owners, client stakeholders, and third-party vendors to deliver scalable and compliant identity governance solutions.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 3 5 years of hands-on Saviynt implementation and development experience.

• Strong understanding of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) concepts and identity lifecycle management.

• Experience delivering end-to-end Saviynt integrations and implementations.

• Hands-on experience integrating authoritative identity sources, including:

  • Database

  • Workday

  • DAP or similar HR/identity sources

• Experience integrating ServiceNow with Saviynt for:

  • Access request user interfaces

  • Ticket creation and management

  • User onboarding and offboarding processes

• Experience integrating target applications using Saviynt OOTB connectors and REST/SOAP APIs, including:

  • Active Directory

  • LDAP

  • Databases

  • Custom applications

  • SuccessFactors

  • Okta

  • Collibra

• Experience implementing disconnected applications using FTP/file-based integrations.

• Experience developing two- and three-level approval workflows for access requests and governance processes.

• Experience creating and administering Saviynt SAV roles, including roles for:

  • Auditors

  • Managers

  • Application Owners

  • IAM Teams

  • Help Desk

  • End Users

• Experience implementing manager and entitlement-owner certifications, including:

  • Certification campaigns

  • Campaign templates

  • Email notification templates

• Experience developing and maintaining OOTB and custom Saviynt reports for:

  • Certifications

  • Application access

  • Users and accounts

  • Access requests

  • Failed tasks/jobs

  • Operational metrics

• Experience configuring Saviynt external properties, global configuration, and SAV files for imports.

• Strong experience with unit testing, system testing, UAT, and end-to-end integration testing.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across connectors, workflows, provisioning, integrations, and data flows.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with client stakeholders, internal teams, application owners, and third-party vendors.

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Key Responsibilities

Saviynt Configuration & Development

• Configure and develop Saviynt features including:

  • Access request catalog

  • Approval workflows

  • Fulfillment and provisioning rules

  • Certifications/access reviews

  • Roles and birthright access

  • Reporting and dashboards

• Develop and maintain Saviynt workflows with business logic, routing, SLAs, notifications, and exception handling.

• Configure Saviynt settings, global configurations, external properties, SAV files, and other implementation components.

Application Integration

• Configure and maintain Saviynt connectors for enterprise applications and identity sources.

• Integrate Active Directory, LDAP, HR systems, databases, ServiceNow, and other business applications.

• Develop REST/SOAP-based integrations where OOTB connectors are not sufficient.

• Configure identity attributes, entitlements, account mappings, group mappings, and provisioning rules.

• Support FTP/file-based integrations for disconnected applications.

• Troubleshoot connector failures, provisioning issues, data mismatches, and integration errors.

Identity Lifecycle Management

• Implement and support Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes.

• Configure onboarding, transfers, terminations, deprovisioning, and access-removal processes.

• Implement birthright access and role-based access models.

• Configure certification outcomes and access-remediation processes.

• Support identity synchronization and provisioning across authoritative and target systems.

Testing & Release Management

• Develop detailed test cases and test scenarios for Saviynt configurations and integrations.

• Perform unit, system, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.

• Support UAT and coordinate defect resolution with technical and business teams.

• Validate connectors, workflows, provisioning, certifications, ServiceNow access requests, and identity data flows.

• Support deployments across development, test, and production environments.

• Participate in cutover, release, deployment, and hypercare activities.

• Assist with rollback planning and production issue resolution.

Documentation & Compliance

• Prepare technical configuration and design documentation.

• Develop integration artifacts including:

  • Attribute and entitlement mapping documents

  • Connector parameters

  • Endpoint details

  • Service account requirements

  • Error-handling approaches

• Prepare release and deployment documentation, including:

  • Change record details

  • Environment-specific configuration changes

  • Deployment checklists

  • Rollback plans

• Create operational runbooks covering:

  • Job schedules

  • Monitoring and alerting

  • Common failures

  • Troubleshooting procedures

  • Support handoff

• Support federal governance, audit, security, and compliance requirements by maintaining appropriate implementation evidence and documentation.

Agile Delivery

• Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Develop and refine user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Provide estimates and technical input for sprint planning.

• Manage development and implementation activities through JIRA.

• Participate in sprint demos and stakeholder discussions.

• Collaborate with IAM architects, security/compliance teams, application owners, and client stakeholders.

Expected Deliverables

• Agile user stories and acceptance criteria

• JIRA sprint and project artifacts

• Saviynt configuration and design documentation

• Attribute and entitlement mapping sheets

• Connector configuration and integration parameters

• Endpoint and service account documentation

• Test cases and test results

• Defect tracking and resolution documentation

• Release/deployment package inputs

• Change records and deployment checklists

• Rollback plans

• Operational runbooks

• Job schedules and monitoring procedures

• Common failure/troubleshooting playbooks

• Support handoff documentation

• Compliance and governance evidence

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting federal government or highly regulated environments.

• Experience with healthcare-related applications and identity governance.

• Knowledge of IAM concepts including RBAC, least privilege, access reviews, and identity lifecycle management.

• Experience working with Active Directory, Workday, ServiceNow, Okta, SuccessFactors, LDAP, and REST/SOAP APIs.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and JIRA.

• Strong understanding of security, audit, compliance, and access governance requirements.