Senior Identity Engineer

Tyler-Technologies-29572f8; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyler Technologies is seeking an experienced IAM engineer to own Okta, Entra ID, and Active Directory in Plano, TX. You will architect identity pipelines, develop workflows, and implement MFA and SSO strategies across multiple applications. The role requires 5+ years of IAM in enterprise, hands-on with Okta, Entra ID, AD, and AWS IAM, plus strong documentation and collaboration skills. Travel may be required; background check may be needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience in identity and access management.
• Hands-on experience with Okta and Entra ID.
• Active Directory engineering; GPOs, sites, services, ADFS.
• Experience with SAML, OIDC, SCIM, WS-Fed integrations.
• Familiarity with MFA platforms and modern authenticators.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner and SME for Okta, Entra ID, and AD identity platforms.
• Architect and operate identity lifecycles and pipelines across systems.
• Design and build Okta Workflows for Joiner/Mover/Leaver automation.

Skills

Identity & Access

Okta Workflows

Entra ID

Active Directory

PowerShell

SAML

OIDC

Education

Okta Certification

Microsoft SC-300

Microsoft AZ-500

AZ-800/AZ-801

AWS Security Specialty

CISSP / GIAC

Tools

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

ADFS

Entra Connect

AWS IAM

Lambda

Azure Functions

Jira

Job description

ITPlano,TexasYarmouth,MaineTroy,MichiganLatham,New YorkUnited States
Salary: USD 110000 - 140000 Annually

• Serve as the technical owner and subject matter expert for Okta (Workforce Identity + Identity Governance), Microsoft Entra ID, and Active Directory.
• Architect and operate the UKG → Okta → AD identity lifecycle pipeline, including UKG Pro connector validation, attribute mapping, Universal Directory profile design, and Okta AD Agent write-back.
• Design and build Okta Workflows for Joiner / Mover / Leaver automation, including SCIM provisioning, HTTP connector flows, and migration of Azure Runbooks into Okta Workflows.
• Engineer application bridges for downstream targets Okta does not natively integrate, such as with Lambda and Azure Functions.
• Ownership of SSO strategy (SAML, OIDC, SCIM, Federation), application onboarding standards, and the Okta application catalog.
• Design and maintain authentication and access policies. Multifactor Authentication, adaptive risk-based authentication, network zones and authenticator enrollment policies.
• Lead Active Directory hygiene and remediation: stale account cleanup, group rationalization, GPO linkage reviews, SPN management, OU placement standards, and contractor census alignment.
• Build and operate identity dashboards across AD / Okta / Entra ID for operational visibility and license utilization.
• Maintain non-production tenants for testing, validation, and change rehearsal prior to production cutover.
• Mentor IT Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers across Okta, Entra ID, and AD.
• Participate in Agile/Scrumban ceremonies using JSM/Jira as the system of record.
• Document and maintain architecture diagrams, configuration baselines, runbooks, SOPs, and training paths.
• Participate in IT projects, change management, incident response, and on-call rotation for identity platform issues.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of IT experience with a meaningful portion dedicated to identity and access management in a mid-to-large sized enterprise.
• Hands‑on experience with Okta --Workforce Identity, Universal Directory, Lifecycle Management, Workflows, Access Gateway, Okta Identity Engine.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Entra ID — Conditional Access, app registrations, enterprise apps, PIM, B2B, hybrid join.
• Active Directory engineering experience — multi‑domain/multi‑forest, Group Policy, Sites & Services, ADFS, AD/Entra Connect, PowerShell.
• Working knowledge of AWS IAM, IAM Identity Center, AWS Managed AD, and federation patterns.
• Production experience designing and operating SAML 2.0, OIDC/OAuth 2.0, SCIM 2.0, and WS‑Fed integrations.
• Experience automating identity lifecycle (Joiner / Mover / Leaver) from an HRIS source.
• Experience with MFA platforms and modern authenticators (Okta Verify, Microsoft Authenticator, FIDO2 / hardware‑based keys).
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks: NIST CSF, SOC 2, SOX, CJIS, FedRAMP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and documentation discipline.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Linux and macOS.
• Some travel is required.
• Will be required to undergo and satisfactorily pass a fingerprint background check (for CJIS requirements).

Certifications

• Okta Certified Professional / Administrator / Consultant / Architect
• Microsoft SC-300 — Identity & Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft AZ-500 — Azure Security Engineer
• Microsoft AZ-800 / AZ-801 — Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02)
• CISSP, SANS GIAC (GCIA / GCIH / GPCS), or equivalent)