Platform Engineer

Eliassen Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology solutions is seeking a Platform Engineer for their Identity and Access Management team in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing Okta and enhancing security measures while collaborating across functions. This role requires on-site presence and offers a competitive hourly rate with comprehensive benefits, focusing on driving transformation in enterprise technology.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years IT experience, especially in identity and access management.
• 3+ years managing Okta at scale.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to IAM Transformation focusing on Okta engineering.
• Manage application migration from Okta to Okta tenant and others.
• Improve end user experience and information security.

Skills

Okta management

Identity and Access Management

Networking Protocols

Scripting/Programming languages

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Okta

Active Directory

Azure AD

SailPoint

Job description

Description:

**Onsite | Los Angeles, CA**

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. The Enterprise Technology organization drives our competitive advantage by enhancing consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence. Enterprise Technology is guided by the principles of being service focused and collaborative, being biased for action and innovation, and being efficient through leverage of TWDC scale and through continuous improvement.

We are looking for a Platform Engineer to join our Enterprise Technology Identity and Access Management (IAM) group. This group is responsible for providing a Core IAM ecosystem of products and platforms in use across the company by cast members, employees, and partners within Disney’s business segments (DMED, DPEP, Studios, DGE) and corporate functions. Our vision is to provide modern Identity and Access Management capabilities and services that are simple, seamless, and secure to protect our workforce, our data, and our brands.

The Platform Engineer will report to the Manager, Product and Engineering - IAM.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $80 - $90 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

We have embarked on an IAM Transformation journey to improve end user experience, consolidate technology stacks across the company and improve information security through proper lifecycle management for all employees. The focus will be on Okta engineering and administration contributing to the overall project goals of IAM Transformation. The candidate will also be working application migration from Okta to Okta tenant, ADFS to Okta and Ping Federate to Okta.

Experience Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in IT Enterprise Technology, supporting identity and access, enterprise platforms, and/or collaboration ecosystems within diverse enterprises.
• 3+ years of experience managing Okta at scale within a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
• 3+ years of experience with implementing or maintaining large-scale identity and access management solutions, experienced in areas such as: Products/Vendors: Okta, Active Directory (AzureAD/AD), Ping, Azure AD, SailPoint, BeyondTrust, Single Sign-On; Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Passwordless
• Identity Federation, SSO, HCM (e.g., SAP, Workday) and IAM Data Integration
• Familiarity/experience with managing certificate lifecycle and integration
• Protocols/Standards such as SAML, SCIM, OAuth2, OIDC, LDAP, FIDO2, Kerberos
• Knowledge and troubleshooting of networks and network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, CIDR)
• Knowledge of ITIL concepts applied to operational procedures for end-user IT enablement
• Cross-functional technology skills in areas such as public cloud, SaaS and on-prem applications and platforms, devices, and remote access
• Demonstrable experience automating common operational tasks, web service/API integration, and deployment activities in scripting/programming languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, …)
• 3+ years’ experience in contributing to large, transformational IT initiatives
• An understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication. Ability to connect with all partners, to include leadership, software and platform engineers, end users, and application owners.
• Ability to work collaboratively, establish credibility, and build strong working relationships within Enterprise Technology
• Team-oriented interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and interact with a broad range of peoples and roles
• Good organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail, ability to execute process, and follow through on tasks
• Expertise with Agile methodologies and delivering solutions through sprint planning activities
• Okta Certified Professional

MUST be based in Orlando/Burbank/Seattle/LA Reporting into an office - REMOTE IS NOT AN OPTION.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Okta Certified Administrator
• Okta Certified Workflow Specialty

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience