Okta Engineer, Senior Consultant

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Sr. Okta Engineer to lead design, implementation, and optimization of Okta-based authentication for a large federated U.S. government agency. You will shape identity and access management across multi‑tenant environments, establishing scalable SSO, MFA, and policy controls.

The role requires federal‑security alignment, strong scripting, and collaboration with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to maintain robust identity workflows.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required and able to obtain federal public trust
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• 5+ years in identity and access management, with 3+ years in Okta
• Experience architecting Okta in federated environments with complex trust
• Deep understanding of SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM and related protocols
• Familiarity with federal frameworks (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53)
• Strong scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python) and Okta APIs/workflows

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy scalable Okta solutions across domains and agencies
• Design and implement SSO, MFA, and adaptive access policies
• Integrate Okta with cloud and on‑premise apps and APIs
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure and application teams to ensure seamless identity workflows
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Okta performance and security posture

Skills

Okta

Identity & Access Management

Federation

SAML/OIDC/OAuth2/SCIM

MFA

PowerShell

Python

Okta Admin Console

Okta Workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Okta Admin Console

Okta Workflows

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Job Family: Cyber Consulting Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Our Cybersecurity Consultants are a team of business integrators with extensive consulting and industry experience who help our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy through execution. A career in an integrated team of developers and consultants provides the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients' business issues every day, applying a collection of security spectrum capabilities, including security strategy and governance, IT risk, security technologies, and cybercrime and breach response.

We are seeking a highly skilled and certified Senior Okta Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Okta-based authentication services for a large, federated U.S. government agency. This role is critical to modernizing identity and access management (IAM) across a complex, multi-tenant environment with stringent security and compliance requirements. The Okta Engineer will support a high‑paced client environment. The Okta Engineer will be responsible for configuring and maintaining of Okta as cloud-based authentication platform and identity provider for federal clients in collaboration with other experienced Okta Engineers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Architect and deploy scalable Okta solutions for authentication, federation, lifecycle management, and identity governance across multiple domains and agencies.
• Design and implement SSO, MFA, and adaptive access policies aligned with federal security standards.
• Design and implement automated workflows aligned with identity governance,
• Integrate Okta with cloud and on‑premise applications, including custom APIs and legacy systems.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure seamless identity workflows.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Okta performance and security posture.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD “public trust”; candidates must receive approved adjudication prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active public trust or suitability are preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• US Citizenship is contractually required.
• Minimum FIVE (5) years of experience in identity and access management, with at least THREE (3) years focused on Okta.
• Proven experience architecting and deploying Okta in federated environments with complex trust relationships.
• Deep understanding of SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM, and related identity protocols.
• Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks (e.g., FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Okta APIs, Okta Workflows).
• Experience with Okta Identity Governance.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Knowledge of Okta including features, integrations, and architecture in a full IAM stack.
• Experience configuring user authentication policies and application connections in Okta.
• Experience configuring and managing Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA) factors for Okta users, including Okta Verify, FIDO tokens, One‑Time Passcodes, and RSA tokens.
• Experience troubleshooting Okta user authentication and application issues.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity threats and mitigating IT solutions.
• Experience developing cybersecurity policies.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• At least 2 current Okta certifications (e.g., Okta Certified Professional, Administrator, Consultant, Developer).
• Experience supporting Federal IT projects that integrate multiple IAM technologies.
• Additional relevant cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP, CISM).

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back‑Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Guidehouse is a global AI‑led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors.

With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets.

Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future.

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