Security Analyst – Okta SSO / IAM

GBIT (Global Bridge InfoTech Inc); Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GBIT (Global Bridge InfoTech Inc) is seeking a Security Analyst with hands-on IAM experience, focusing on Okta, SSO, and authentication technologies to manage identity services across enterprise applications. This role administers Okta IAM/SSO, configures SSO integrations, handles user provisioning, MFA, and access policies, and troubleshoots authentication and provisioning issues.

Collaborating with security, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams, you will perform access reviews,

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Okta administration and IAM operations.
• Strong understanding of SSO, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, MFA, and SCIM.
• Experience with Active Directory / LDAP and enterprise identity environments.
• Understanding of Identity Lifecycle Management, RBAC, least privilege, and access governance.
• Experience troubleshooting authentication and application integration issues.
• Familiarity with security monitoring, incident management, and audit requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Okta IAM/SSO environments, including users, groups, applications, policies, and access controls.
• Configure and manage SSO integrations using SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect.
• Manage user provisioning/deprovisioning and lifecycle workflows using SCIM and automated integrations.
• Support MFA, adaptive authentication, password policies, and access policies.
• Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, SSO, and provisioning issues.
• Integrate Okta with enterprise applications, directories, and cloud platforms.
• Monitor IAM activity, investigate access-related security events, and support incident resolution.
• Perform periodic access reviews, entitlement reviews, and audit/compliance activities.
• Work with security, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams to enforce IAM standards.
• Maintain IAM documentation, procedures, and security controls.

Skills

Okta Administration

IAM Operations

SSO

SAML

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

MFA

SCIM

AD/LDAP

RBAC

Access Governance

Troubleshooting

Security Monitoring

Job description

We are seeking a Security Analyst with strong hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Okta, SSO, and authentication technologies. The role will focus on managing identity services, access controls, integrations, security operations, and troubleshooting across enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support Okta IAM/SSO environments, including users, groups, applications, policies, and access controls.
• Configure and manage SSO integrations using SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect.
• Manage user provisioning/deprovisioning and lifecycle workflows using SCIM and automated integrations.
• Support MFA, adaptive authentication, password policies, and access policies.
• Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, SSO, and provisioning issues.
• Integrate Okta with enterprise applications, directories, and cloud platforms.
• Monitor IAM activity, investigate access-related security events, and support incident resolution.
• Perform periodic access reviews, entitlement reviews, and audit/compliance activities.
• Work with security, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams to enforce IAM standards.
• Maintain IAM documentation, procedures, and security controls.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with Okta administration and IAM operations.
• Strong understanding of SSO, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, MFA, and SCIM.
• Experience with Active Directory / LDAP and enterprise identity environments.
• Understanding of Identity Lifecycle Management, RBAC, least privilege, and access governance.
• Experience troubleshooting authentication and application integration issues.
• Familiarity with security monitoring, incident management, and audit requirements.
• Good knowledge of Windows/Linux, networking, and enterprise application environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

• Experience with Okta Workflows and API integrations.
• Exposure to Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and cloud IAM.
• Experience with PAM, IGA, or tools such as SailPoint.
• Okta certifications are a plus.
• Experience supporting enterprise IAM in a large-scale environment.