Job Description: Job Title: SME Consultant Sr. (Okta)
Location: Washington, DC/Remote
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Description:

Our client is seeking a Consultant SME Senior to provide guidance to IT partners on configuration, debugging, and deployment of tools requiring Identity and Access Management (IAM) integration. Identify opportunities to optimize the IAM environment and provide recommendations for improvements. Apply DevSecOps principles to automate tasks across access infrastructure. Assist with developing policies and procedures for supporting applications. Assist with planning and scoping of IT and Security initiatives.

This individual also provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues; and consults with client to define needs or challenges; while also supervising studies: leading surveys and performing data collection for analyses used to advise and recommend/suggest solutions.

Requirements:
• Perform Multi Factor Authentication/Single Sign-On integrations for applications and management tasks using Okta.
• Integrate Active Directory, Azure AD, Radius Server, and other similar IDP/Authenticator integrations with Okta.
• Install, maintain, and upgrade the various types of Okta Agents, their host servers and service accounts.
• Perform customer T2/T3 support activities including assessment of user experience scenarios and identifying resolutions to unique user access issues for Okta integrated applications.
• Provide Periodic and custom ad hoc reporting using Okta.
• Perform assessment of the Features/Enhancements from the monthly Okta Production Release for impact to current systems and implement mitigation actions as required.
• Perform assessment of Continuous Monitoring Scan reports and implement remediations of the vulnerabilities identified.
• Perform manual user, application, and role provisioning tasks within Okta through administrator access.
• Perform EAMS system validations post infrastructure and OS maintenance activities and or network outages.
• Generate and maintain the Runbooks and other documentation for Projects and operations.
• Perform periodic review of the User and Administrator activities from Okta System log reports as part of security monitoring.
• Perform review and enhancements to the Splunk integration with Okta.
• Perform review and enhancements of the EAMS registration and access roles within ARIS.

Required Skills:
• 10+ years of experience in a professional capacity and a bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• bility to clearly communicate both business and technical terms and information/requirements/instructions to a wide variety of audiences (face-to-face, teleconference, phone, and email)

Additional Provisions
• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• Once candidate's resume is approved and interview passed, the agency is responsible for providing drug screening. Failure to submit the drug screening results will delay the security clearance process.
• If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance.
• ll candidates must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card).
• Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months' travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
• ll overtime must be pre-approved in writing by the client manager or his/her designated representative.
• gency will not be reimbursed for overtime charges without previous written authorization. Authorized overtime will be reimbursed at straight time.
• The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e., collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women.

Place and Period of Performance
• Hours of support:
o The standard work week for contract staff will be 5 days a week and 8 hours per day preferable Monday through Friday.
o Contract staff may be required to travel to support business efforts.
• Location: Washington D.C.
• PoP: through 9/30/2026 with expected annual renewal.