Senior Okta & Identity Platform Engineer

Akaasa Technologies; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies in Cambridge, MA seeks a Senior Okta Engineer to own identity and access across cloud and on‑prem environments. This role focuses on Okta administration, Entra ID, SSO and Zero Trust, with hands‑on engineering of infrastructure and automation.

You will collaborate with security, IT operations, and development teams to implement and support provisioning, MFA, federation, audits, and disaster recovery. Onsite 3–4 days a week, with hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of infrastructure, cloud, and identity engineering experience.
• Strong Okta/IAM, Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, MFA, federation, and Conditional Access.
• Hands-on Azure and Microsoft 365 experience.
• VMware and PowerShell experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and solution design skills.
• GxP/life sciences and AWS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer identity provisioning/deprovisioning, privileged access, access reviews, and Zero Trust initiatives.
• Implement and support SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, federation, identity synchronization, and Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes.
• Maintain technical documentation and support GxP/audit-ready environments.
• Lead migrations, upgrades, directory/tenant changes, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.

Skills

Okta/IAM

Entra ID/Azure AD

Active Directory

SSO

MFA

Federation

Conditional Access

Azure

Microsoft 365

VMware

PowerShell

Troubleshooting

GxP/life sciences

AWS

Job description

Akaasa Technologies in Cambridge, MA seeks a Senior Okta Engineer to own identity and access across cloud and on‑prem environments. This role focuses on Okta administration, Entra ID, SSO and Zero Trust, with hands‑on engineering of infrastructure and automation.

You will collaborate with security, IT operations, and development teams to implement and support provisioning, MFA, federation, audits, and disaster recovery. Onsite 3–4 days a week, with hybrid work arrangements.