OKTA Engineer

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Full Time

About The Role

As an OKTA Engineer for the team you will be primarily responsible for the platform. You will collaborate with security engineers, software engineers and quality engineers in delivering and maintaining platform services. You will also collaborate with Infrastructure Engineers, Operations and vendors in order to support the overall platform needs.

Responsibilities

In this role, you'll get to...

• Work closely with development, infrastructure, and service delivery teams to understand their needs and deliver a cost-effective solution

• Implement and support OKTA platform changes and configuration of OKTA products, ensuring seamless integration with clients' existing systems and applications

• Suggest new functionality as an improvement to existing OKTA platform

• Troubleshoot and resolve OKTA access-related issues and incidents

• Configure and customize OKTA to meet specific business requirements

• Monitor the OKTA support system and be able to research OKTA documentation and/or contact external OKTA resources in order to research and develop solutions to issues as they occur

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in OKTA technology and proactively apply them

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security analysts, architects, and project managers, to ensure successful delivery of OKTA projects

• Perform other duties as needed by the role

Requirements On day one, we'll expect you to...

• Have over 4 years of proven experience as an OKTA Engineer, supporting and implementing Okta-based solutions

• Have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field preferred

• Have a comprehensive understanding of OKTA's services and integration features, including but not limited to:

OKTA OIE OKTA Universal Directory OKTA Lifecycle Management OKTA Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication OKTA API Access Management OKTA Access Gateway Workday ServiceNow Splunk

• Have knowledge and ability to create OKTA APIs for custom integrations and solutions.

• Have a solid understanding of identity management and security policy concepts, protocols, and best practices

• Have proficiency in integrating OKTA with various types of applications (SaaS, on-prem, mobile), as well as directories (like Active Directory, Azure, AWS, Google, and LDAP).

• Be experienced with SSO protocols: such as SAML expressions, OIDC configurations and OAth

• Have an experience with implementing SSO, MFA, and adaptive authentication using OKTA

• Have strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and provide effective solutions

• Have excellent oral and written communication skills

• Have proven client relationship skills

• Have a US citizenship

• Be willing to install next generation endpoint protection on the computer

• Have a fully functional and up-to-date computer with which to perform duties

• Be willing to install and use a time keeping app while performing duties with the company

• Be willing to work for 40 hours per week during US Pacific time zone (8am - 5pm) or during client hours as required

NOTE: This is a remote (work from home) FULL TIME.