Position Summary...
What you'll do...
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable and secure enterprise authentication solutions. This role is part of the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) team within the Identity and Access Management (IAM) organization and focuses on Phishing-Resistant MFA (PR-MFA) and certificate-based authentication (CBA). You will build software and automation supporting registration, lifecycle management, and rollout, partnering across security and associate experience teams.
What You'll Bring
As the
Staff Software Engineer, Cybersecurity (IAM MFA), you will have:
- Strong software engineering experience building enterprise-grade services and APIs
- Solid understanding of authentication, authorization, and assurance levels
- Practical experience with FIDO2 security keys/passkeys and Certificate-based authentication (CBA) using PIV / Smart Cards and X.509 certificates
- Familiarity with risk-based or adaptive MFA concepts and step-up authentication flows
- Experience across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android platforms
- Understanding of common MFA threats (phishing, MFA fatigue)
- Strong collaboration skills and desire to learn modern MFA technologies
What You Will Do Responsibilities
- Build and maintain services supporting MFA, PR-MFA, and CBA
- Implement registration, recovery, and operational workflows
- Support PR-MFA and certificate-based rollout patterns
- Integrate MFA into IdP, SSO, VPN, and endpoint platforms
- Apply FIDO2/passkey and CBA (PKI, certificates) concepts in production systems
- Support hardware authenticator enrollment and recovery
- Build dashboards for rollout and support metrics
- Mentor junior engineers
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8+ years experience in software engineering and/or cybersecurity
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Work
Walmart's culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.
Benefits
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
Belonging
We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.
At Walmart, our vision is everyone included. By fostering a workplace culture where everyone isand feelsincluded, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we're able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 4 years experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2: 6 years experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Certification in Security+, GISF, GSEC, CISSP, or CCSP., Master's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 2 years experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects.
Primary Location...
G, 1, 3, 4, 5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India R-2436419
