Senior Solutions Engineer, SLED

Okta, Inc.; Colorado; Remote; USD 192,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta, Inc. is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer focused on SLED accounts, responsible for collaborating with executive teams and engaging in customer interactions to deliver solutions tailored to secure identity management needs. Candidates must possess a strong background in pre-sales engineering, particularly in Identity & Access Management and cloud technologies.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Paid time off

Flexible spending account

Equity options

Qualifications

• 5+ years pre-sales engineering experience required.
• Experience selling into SLED accounts essential.
• Strong understanding of IAM and Zero Trust Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with account executives on territory strategies.
• Conduct research to communicate customer requirements and solutions.
• Prepare technical content for implementing use cases.

Skills

Consulting

Customer service

Technical communication

Identity & Access Management

Zero Trust Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Washington, DC; New York; North Carolina; Virginia; Pennsylvania

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Senior Sales Engineer - SLED Accounts

Position Description:

We believe Solutions Engineers at Okta are involved in all stages of the customer’s development lifecycle and are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers. We are looking for great teammates that can build sales presentations, product demonstrations, and educate customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on the best ways to cloud security technology. We believe in Okta’s Solutions Engineers empathize with customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed and clarifying questions and presenting solutions that target those needs. You have the rare combination of technical savviness and business insight and you’re looking for a career where you can utilize both. As a Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta, you will hone each of these skills by advising a diverse set of SLED customers on what is possible using Okta’s Identity Platform.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with account executives to develop and execute territory and account strategies to maximize the Okta opportunity in those accounts
• Conduct research and discovery to understand customer requirements and communicate the business value of solving technology problems using cloud technology
• Execute the delivery of POCs for customers with complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed
• Craft technical content to show customers how to implement specific use cases or standard methodologies for new technologies
• Prepare and deliver demos to showcase how the Okta platform meets customer’s business needs and use cases.
• Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing and Sales

Required Skills:

• 5+ years pre-sales engineering experience
• Must have experience selling into SLED accounts
• A passion to serve the customer, which has played out in some customer-facing role like consulting or support, ideally solutions engineering
• An ability to quickly and effectively communicate complex technical concepts via presentation, slides and whiteboard
• A Strong Understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • SSO, MFA, SCIM, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and LDAP.
  • Lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.
• A strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
• Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP.
• You are an elite communicator
• Canidentify, map, and manage multiple personas: IT admins, CISOs, architects, procurement, and legal.
• Confident dispensing knowledge to a highly skilled and experienced audience
• Typically 10-25% travel
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is preferred.

* Please note there will be in person onboarding your first day in San Francisco or Chicago, IL.

#LI-remote

The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Senior Sales Engineer - SLED Accounts

Position Description:

We believe Solutions Engineers at Okta are involved in all stages of the customer’s development lifecycle and are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers. We are looking for great teammates that can build sales presentations, product demonstrations, and educate customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on the best ways to cloud security technology. We believe in Okta’s Solutions Engineers empathize with customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed and clarifying questions and presenting solutions that target those needs. You have the rare combination of technical savviness and business insight and you’re looking for a career where you can utilize both. As a Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta, you will hone each of these skills by advising a diverse set of SLED customers on what is possible using Okta’s Identity Platform.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with account executives to develop and execute territory and account strategies to maximize the Okta opportunity in those accounts
• Conduct research and discovery to understand customer requirements and communicate the business value of solving technology problems using cloud technology
• Execute the delivery of POCs for customers with complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed
• Craft technical content to show customers how to implement specific use cases or standard methodologies for new technologies
• Prepare and deliver demos to showcase how the Okta platform meets customer’s business needs and use cases.
• Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing and Sales

Required Skills:

• • 5+ years pre-sales engineering experience
  • Must have experience selling into SLED accounts
  • A passion to serve the customer, which has played out in some customer-facing role like consulting or support, ideally solutions engineering
  • An ability to quickly and effectively communicate complex technical concepts via presentation, slides and whiteboard
  • A Strong Understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM)
    • SSO, MFA, SCIM, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and LDAP.
    • Lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.
  • A strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
  • Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks) development, mobile (iOS, Android) development, backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby) development, IP-based real-time communications
  • Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP.
  • You are an elite communicator
  • Canidentify, map, and manage multiple personas: IT admins, CISOs, architects, procurement, and legal.
  • Confident dispensing knowledge to a highly skilled and experienced audience
  • Typically 10-25% travel
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is preferred.

* Please note there will be in person onboarding your first day in San Francisco or Chicago, IL.

#LI-remote

The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $215,000 — $323,000 USD

Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us .

The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York, and Washington is between: $192,000 — $288,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

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• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/ .

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

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