Okta Identity Architect & Implementation Lead

KeyData Cyber; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

KeyData Cyber is seeking an Okta Technical Consultant (OCI/OWI) to lead hands‑on design, deployment, and optimization of Okta-based identity solutions for enterprise clients in Canada. You will gather requirements, design federation and access controls, and ensure successful adoption while collaborating with engineering, product, and customer-success teams.

The role emphasizes strong communication, project leadership, and deep knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and WS‑Federation, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience as a Technical Consultant delivering complex solutions for external customers.
• Hands-on experience implementing and deploying Okta solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in identity federation and access management protocols including SAML 2.0, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and WS‑Federation.
• Experience designing and implementing security and identity management solutions for critical enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of enterprise identity lifecycle management processes and industry best practices.
• Experience working with cloud architectures as well as complex on‑premises IT environments.
• Knowledge of REST/JSON APIs and integration technologies.
• Ability to manage multiple customer engagements while balancing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Valid Okta Consultant Certification is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on technical design, configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting of Okta solutions for enterprise customers.
• Gather, analyze, and document post-sales customer requirements to design secure and scalable identity solutions.
• Design and implement identity federation and access management solutions using SAML 2.0, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and WS‑Federation.
• Configure and integrate Okta with SaaS, cloud, and on-premises enterprise applications.
• Apply expertise in identity lifecycle management processes, access controls, and enterprise security standards.
• Manage multiple concurrent customer deployment projects while ensuring timely, high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Provide technical mentorship and training to customers to drive adoption and self-sufficiency.
• Maintain project documentation, track project status, manage scope, and enforce quality and change management processes.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Support teams to troubleshoot and resolve escalated technical issues.
• Act as a liaison between customers and Product Management, providing feedback to influence future product enhancements.
• Partner with Customer Success and Sales teams to identify expansion, upsell, and cross-sell opportunities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery methodologies, best practices, and deployment knowledge repositories.

Skills

Okta implementations

Identity federation

Access management

Customer-facing consulting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Okta Workflows

Okta Identity Governance

Okta Access Gateway

Okta Privileged Access / ASA

JavaScript

Java

REST/JSON APIs

Job description

KeyData Cyber is seeking an Okta Technical Consultant (OCI/OWI) to lead hands‑on design, deployment, and optimization of Okta-based identity solutions for enterprise clients in Canada. You will gather requirements, design federation and access controls, and ensure successful adoption while collaborating with engineering, product, and customer-success teams.

The role emphasizes strong communication, project leadership, and deep knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and WS‑Federation, with a focus on