Senior Identity Platform Engineer - Okta & Cloud Security

Vanguard

Charlotte (NC)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Vanguard seeks a senior Identity Platform Engineer to design, implement, and operate Okta-based identity solutions across enterprise systems. You will collaborate with application, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure access.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation and platform reliability, and advance governance, auditing, and incident response. The ideal candidate has deep Okta expertise, strong scripting and IaC skills, and a passion for continuous

Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of broad experience with large-scale systems and identity platforms.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/cybersecurity.
Hands-on with Okta Workforce Identity Cloud and multiple certs (2+).

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-scale identity solutions using Okta.
Lead onboarding with SAML, OIDC/OAuth, SCIM provisioning, and federation.
Develop scalable identity architectures improving security and user experience.
Partner with cloud, platform engineering, and security teams to integrate controls.
Drive automation, CI/CD, and IaC to reduce manual work.
Own incident response, post-incident reviews, and resiliency improvements.