Technical Architect (Auth0)

Okta; Washington; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home opportunities

Health + Wellness

Financial Benefits

Pay + Incentives

Time Off

Everyday Living

Resources

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Services Architect - CIAM to be a technical authority on cloud and on-prem IT systems for customer implementations. You will secure customer identities, translate business needs into an actionable strategy, and lead PS Delivery Team efforts to deliver Okta’s CIAM platform.

You will establish trusted partnerships with customers, document requirements, and drive solutions that provide high business value.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of consulting experience leading a customer and driving business questions.
• 8+ years of IT/software development, solution design and technical architecture experience.
• Experience with customer identity use cases for B2C and B2B: registration, MFA, SSO, delegated administration, social identities.
• 3+ years of experience implementing cloud computing solutions such as AWS, Google Apps, Salesforce, etc.
• Experience in developing functional specifications and system design specifications for customer engagements.
• Proficiency in one or more of Java, .Net, JavaScript, Angular, React.

Responsibilities

• Review and lead the gathering of business, functional and technical requirements for establishing an Identity platform powered by Okta for customers.
• Work with customers to document the common technical and functional requirements for specific solutions.
• Support creation of project plans to develop and implement the proposed solution.
• Participate as a member of the professional services delivery team to translate requirements to designs and provide technical leadership and oversight.
• Assist in periodic customer health-checks and project reviews.

Skills

Security Architecture

IAM (SAML SSO OIDC)

Cloud & On-Prem

Java

JavaScript

AWS

LDAP

Active Directory

React

Git / Subversion

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Angular

React

Git

Subversion

VMware

EC2

OpenStack

Job description

• Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI


• Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era


• This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes


• We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence


• This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We’re all in on this mission. If you are too, let’s talk


• Okta’s Customer Identity Cloud (CIC), powered by Auth0 technology, is an easy to implement authentication and authorization platform designed by developers for developers


• We make access to applications safe, secure, and seamless for more than 100 million daily logins around the world


• Our modern approach to identity enables this Tier-0 global service to deliver convenience, privacy, and security so customers can focus on innovation


• The Services Architect - CIAM is a technical authority on both cloud and on-premises based IT systems and is responsible for ensuring the successful design and implementation of Okta’s industry leading cloud identity platform at our customers


• You will focus on Okta’s CIAM offering targeted at customer identity use cases


• You will develop relationships with customers to help them achieve their business goals while promoting creative solutions


• You will establish yourself as a trusted partner with your customers with a focus on their success


• You will translate business needs and insights into an actionable strategy and assist customers in driving their initiatives to results and high business value


• This is a key member of the Professional Services (PS) team, working as part of a PS Delivery Team on each customer implementation


• This role is for the Customer Identity Cloud product unit and you’ll be supporting CIC customers


• Review and lead the gathering of business, functional and technical requirements for establishing an Identity platform powered by Okta for our customers


• Work with customers to document the common technical and functional requirements for specific solutions


• Support creation of project plans to develop and implement the proposed solution


• Participate as a member of the professional services delivery team to translate requirements to designs and to provide technical leadership and oversight


• Assist in periodic customer health-checks and project reviews

Benefits

• Work from home opportunities


• Health + Wellness


• Financial Benefits


• Pay + Incentives


• Time Off


• Everyday Living


• Resources

3+ years of consulting experienceConsultative to lead a customer and drive business questionsStrong knowledge of Security Architecture, Design and Operations, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, RBAC, OAuth, OIDC, web protocols XML, SOAP, JSON, RESTExperience in leading discovery workshop to derive customer requirements, specifications, business processes8+ years of overall IT / software development experience, solution design and technical architecture experienceExperience with customer identity use cases for B2C and B2B: user registration, multi factor authentication, SSO, delegated administration, social identities3+ years of experience with implementing cloud computing solutions such as AWS, Google Apps, Salesforce etcExperience in developing functional specifications and system design specifications for customer engagementsProficiency in one or more of Java, .Net, JavaScript, Angular, ReactIdentifies critical issues with ease3+ years of experience with (IAM) architectures3+ years driving application architecture designExperience integrating with a multitude of On-Prem and SaaS based productsSoftware DevelopmentManages customer expectations effectivelyDemonstrated ability to work and interact with CxOs and high-level customer executivesFamiliarity with IAM solution providers is strongly desiredArchitected distributed systemsApplication Architecture BackgroundClear and Dynamic CommunicationEffectively communicates technical information to non-technical audiencesExhibits confidence and a deep understanding of emerging industry practices when solving business problemsApplication Design experienceA Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline requiredOkta Certified Technical Architect or a combination of Okta Certified Consultant and Okta Certified Developer will be a plusTOGAF and/or CISSP certification is a plusOkta Expertise, Experience, CertificationsKnowledge of software development security and cryptographyExperience with API Gateways, CASB, Reverse Proxies (NGINX)Knowledge of cloud/virtualization technologies, such as VMware vSphere, EC2, Xen, KVM, OpenStackProficiency with various open-source software and development toolsProficiency in one or more of .Net, Ruby, Java, Python or PerlProficiency in git and Subversion