CIAM Solutions Architect — Remote Identity Security Leader

Okta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 210,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Services Architect - CIAM to lead design and implementation of identity platforms for customers, leveraging Okta CIC and Auth0 technology. The role emphasizes translating business needs into actionable strategy, and working within the Professional Services Delivery Team to ensure customer success.

You will engage with CxOs, drive requirements gathering, and supervise architectural designs across hybrid cloud/on-prem environments. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years IT / software development experience with solution design and architecture.
• 3+ years of consulting experience.
• 3+ years driving application architecture design.
• 3+ years of IAM architectures experience.
• 3+ years implementing cloud solutions (AWS, Google Apps, Salesforce).
• Experience with B2C and B2B customer identity use cases (registration, MFA, SSO, delegated administration, social identities).
• Ability to engage with CxOs and executives.
• Experience leading discovery workshops to derive requirements and design specifications.
• Strong knowledge of security architectures, LDAP/AD, SAML, SSO, RBAC, OAuth, OIDC, REST/XML/SOAP.
• Proficiency in Java, .Net, JavaScript, Angular, React.

Responsibilities

• Review and lead gathering of business, functional and technical requirements for an Identity platform powered by Okta.
• Document common technical/functional requirements for solutions.
• Support creation of project plans to develop and implement proposals.
• Lead as part of PS delivery team to translate requirements into designs and provide technical leadership.
• Assist in periodic customer health-checks and project reviews.

Skills

IT Experience

Consulting

Cloud Architecture

IAM

CXO Communication

Discovery Workshops

Security Architecture

Web Protocols

Java/JS/.Net

Travel 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Okta Certification/TOGAF/CISSP (plus)

Tools

AWS

Google Apps

Salesforce

Job description

Okta is seeking a Services Architect - CIAM to lead design and implementation of identity platforms for customers, leveraging Okta CIC and Auth0 technology. The role emphasizes translating business needs into actionable strategy, and working within the Professional Services Delivery Team to ensure customer success.

You will engage with CxOs, drive requirements gathering, and supervise architectural designs across hybrid cloud/on-prem environments. Travel up to 50% is expected.