Okta Security Engineer

The Missing Link; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Certifications & training

Career development

Backed by Infosys

Job summary

The Missing Link is seeking a Security Engineer in Australia to lead identity and access management engagements using Okta across workforce and customer identity platforms.

You willDesign and deliver identity solutions, lead workshops, and translate business security requirements into scalable architectures while collaborating with a growing cyber security practice.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in identity and access management or security engineering.
• Proven delivery of Okta workforce and customer identity solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of SSO, MFA, governance, and zero trust architectures.
• Experience leading customer workshops and architecture reviews.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable identity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as an Okta SME and guide identity security strategies.
• Lead discovery workshops, assessments, and architecture reviews.
• Design and deliver proofs-of-concept and customer demonstrations.
• Develop architecture documentation and implementation guides.
• Support pre-sales, planning, and service development initiatives.
• Contribute to repeatable identity assessments and governance roadmaps.

Skills

Okta SME

Identity & Access Management

Architecture reviews

SSO/MFA

Identity Governance

Tools

Okta Workforce Identity

Auth0

Ping Identity

CyberArk

Job description

Are you passionate about Identity and Access Management and ready to work with one of the world's leading identity platforms? We are looking for a Security Engineer with strong Okta knowledge to join our growing Cyber Security team, helping clients modernise and secure their identity environments using Okta's industry-leading solutions.

The Security Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying and delivering secure identity solutions across workforce and customer identity platforms. You'll work closely with customers to understand business and security requirements, lead workshops, develop identity architectures, and deliver solutions that improve security, user experience and compliance outcomes.

About Us

At The Missing Link, we don’t just keep up with the pace of technology - we set it. With 28+ years of innovation, a team of 200+ specialists, and the backing of global powerhouse Infosys, we’ve become one of Australia’s most awarded IT providers.

We help businesses move faster with cutting-edge Cyber Security, IT & Cloud, and AI & Automation solutions. And we are growing fast.

What you will be doing:

• Act as an Okta SME, providing guidance on identity security, Zero Trust, governance, authentication and authorisation strategies.
• Lead discovery workshops, identity assessments, architecture reviews and solution design sessions.
• Design and deliver proof-of-concepts, demonstrations and presentations for technical and executive stakeholders.
• Translate business, security and compliance requirements into scalable identity solutions.
• Design and support solutions across SSO, MFA, Lifecycle Management, Identity Governance, Privileged Access, Auth0 and Identity Threat Protection.
• Develop architecture documentation, implementation guides and customer-facing technical artefacts.
• Support pre-sales activities, technical responses, implementation planning and service development initiatives.
• Contribute to repeatable service offerings including Identity Assessments, Identity Modernisation programs, Governance Reviews, Identity Health Checks and Zero Trust roadmaps.

Requirements

What you bring:

• 5+ years' experience in Identity and Access Management, cybersecurity consulting, security engineering or solution architecture.
• Proven experience designing and delivering Okta Workforce Identity and Customer Identity solutions within enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of modern identity security practices, including SSO, MFA, Identity Governance, Privileged Access and Zero Trust architectures.
• Experience leading customer workshops, architecture reviews, solution demonstrations and proof-of-concepts.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across business, security and technical teams.
• Experience supporting technical sales engagements, solution design, implementation planning and service delivery.
• Hands-on experience with identity migrations, modernisation programs and cloud-based identity platforms is highly regarded.
• Previous experience working with vendors, partners or technology alliances is advantageous.

Mandatory Certifications

• Okta Certified Professional
• Okta Certified Administrator
• Okta Certified Developer

Desirable Certifications

• Okta Certified Consultant
• Auth0 Certification
• Ping Identity Certifications
• CyberArk, Delinea or BeyondTrust certifications

What's in it for you

• Work with one of the world's leading identity and access management platforms.
• Join a highly skilled and growing cyber security practice.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale identity transformation projects.
• Ongoing training, certifications and career development opportunities.
• Work alongside some of Australia's leading cyber security specialists.

If you're passionate about identity security and enjoy helping organisations solve complex security challenges, we'd love to hear from you!

We are serious about culture and it’s not just lip service. Here’s what you can expect:

• Support to grow - structured onboarding, mentoring, and career development
• Flexibility - hybrid working and the tools to do your best work anywhere
• A respected name - we've got the creds, the awards, and the backing of Infosys
• A place where you are seen - we celebrate wins, recognise effort and value diverse perspectives
• Events, training, team days - because connection fuels success