The Senior Okta Engineer will be responsible for engineering, integrating, automating, and supporting enterprise Okta capabilities within a modern digital identity ecosystem.
The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on Okta experience, strong knowledge of federal IAM requirements, and experience implementing secure authentication and identity lifecycle solutions using modern DevSecOps practices.
This position is primarily remote/telework; however, occasional onsite support may be required for meetings or other contractual activities.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Engineer and support Okta solutions within a complex enterprise IAM environment.
- Implement SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and WS-Federation integrations.
- Develop and maintain identity lifecycle automation, including SCIM provisioning and joiner/mover/leaver (JML) processes.
- Integrate multi-forest Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and LDAP environments with Okta Universal Directory.
- Implement PIV/CAC and certificate-based authentication solutions.
- Use CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to support IAM delivery.
- Analyze Okta System Logs to troubleshoot authentication, provisioning, and integration issues.
- Support integration of Okta logging with SIEM platforms such as Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.
- Develop and maintain configuration documentation, user stories, backlog items, and operational runbooks.
- Work within an Agile product team and collaborate with architects, engineers, security personnel, and customer stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- 5 years of hands-on Okta engineering experience in enterprise environments.
- Minimum 5 years of experience implementing or supporting IAM solutions within federal or public-sector environments.
- Hands-on experience implementing SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and WS-Federation integrations.
- Experience implementing SCIM provisioning and identity lifecycle/JML automation.
- Experience integrating Active Directory, Entra ID, and/or LDAP with Okta.
- Experience implementing PIV/CAC or certificate-based authentication.
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code within IAM environments.
- Experience analyzing Okta System Logs and integrating IAM platforms with SIEM solutions.
- Working knowledge of ICAM, HSPD-12, FISMA, and Zero Trust principles.
- Knowledge of authentication, authorization, identity governance, auditability, and access controls.
- Ability to meet federal suitability requirements associated with privileged IAM access.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Okta in a federal enterprise environment.
- Experience with Splunk and/or Microsoft Sentinel.
- Experience working in Agile digital-service delivery environments.
- Okta professional certifications.
Salary Description
$140,000 - $170,000 per year
