Architect Identity Trust
Role Summary
This role focuses on building the identity and trust foundation behind an internet simulation platform. The engineer will work at the intersection of Active Directory, PKI, authentication, and simulated internet services, helping create the infrastructure that enables realistic digital identities and trusted environments for both human and automated systems.
Desired Skills:
- B2 and above English level
- 7+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Strong experience with identity infrastructure and security systems
- Deep knowledge of Active Directory, AD provisioning, OUs, Group Policy, and Kerberos
- Strong experience designing REST APIs and distributed systems
- Solid knowledge of PKI, Certificate Authorities, and certificate lifecycle management
- Experience with AWS, GCP, and/or Azure identity services
- Experience with SSO, identity federation, and heterogeneous identity systems
Nice to Have:
- SPF, DKIM, DMARC
- Cybersecurity or red team infrastructure
- Automated certificate issuance and trust-store management
- Windows and Linux identity and certificate management
Responsibilities
- Design and own APIs for provisioning and managing digital personas across Active Directory and simulated internet services.
- Build and maintain services for AD domain, user, group, OU, and Group Policy management.
- Design and operate PKI infrastructure, including root CAs, intermediate CAs, certificate issuance, and trust distribution.
- Manage identity and account lifecycles across AD, SSO, and heterogeneous internet services.
- Design reliable systems with idempotency, partial failure handling, eventual consistency, and reconciliation.
- Define and maintain identity data models across multiple backends and services.
- Collaborate with orchestration and emulation teams to support complex identity and scenario requirements.
- Contribute to platform architecture and security decisions related to identity, authentication, and trust.
Who you are:
- Strong sense of ownership for critical identity and security infrastructure.
- Analytical thinker with strong API design and distributed systems fundamentals.
- Comfortable working with stateful, distributed, and failure-prone systems.
- Security-minded engineer with a deep understanding of identity and trust.
- Collaborative team player who enjoys solving complex infrastructure problems.
Some benefits:
- 🏢 Offices in some cities
- 🖥️ 100% remote work
- ⌚ Full-time schedule, flexible according to objectives
- 🏖️PTO & holidays
- ⚕️Medical insurance
About Howdy
Howdy.com, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, helps US companies who want to hire, manage, and retain their teams in Latin America (LatAm) directly but need help with multinational logistics, contracts, compliance, and culture. Companies that use Howdy.com get the best talent available in LatAm and gain access to an entire network and a thriving community of professionals who are changing the world. By partnering with Howdy.com, companies can expand their physical presence into some of the fastest-growing economies in LatAm.
Howdy.com is a member of Y Combinator and has garnered significant support from prominent investors, including Greycroft and Obvious Ventures. The company raised over $20 million in a series A venture capital round.
Our core values
#1 Sports Team: At Howdy, we win together. From players to support, everyone is vital to our success. We hire for excellence, prioritize teamwork, and strive for continuous improvement. We collaborate, seek advice, and actively contribute to Howdy's victories.
Altruism: Demonstrating altruism involves prioritizing the team and assuming the best in others. We communicate openly, provide honest feedback, and extend grace. Altruism is selfless service, focusing on supporting our players and team growth.
Curiosity: Being curious at Howdy means having the willingness to learn, adapt, and explore new ideas. We question existing beliefs, embrace humility, and see curiosity as our superpower. Demonstrating curiosity involves researching unfamiliar tasks, asking questions to understand the full picture, and seeking better ways to complete routine tasks.
Have Spirit: Having spirit at Howdy is about celebrating wins, building a sense of community, and bringing positivity. Demonstrating spirit involves attending events, getting to know teammates, participating in challenges, and proudly wearing the Howdy swag. Simply put, it's about bringing a super-fan spirit to work every day.