Staff Identity Security Engineer, IGA

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Staff Identity Security Engineer, IGA

We are looking for a Staff Identity Security Engineer to join the Security IAM team at Okta to lead the excellence of our Identity Governance and Administration capabilities. The Security IAM team owns, configures, and manages our internal workforce and customer instances of the Okta platform to make them the reference implementations of the Okta identity platform. In this role you will be at the forefront of delivering, enhancing, and creating new capabilities of Identity as a Service (IDaaS) solutions which not only secure our environment but also showcase the power of our platform. As the Staff Identity Security Engineer you will bring your expertise in developing and implementing identity solutions that solve complex business challenges to deliver impactful value. The immediate focus of this role will be on identity governance and administration capabilities. If you have a passion for using identity to empower and enable internal and external customers while working with new technology in a high-energy & supportive team, then this is the opportunity for you.

 Responsibilities:

• Guide development and administrative activities and provide design direction by leveraging your deep technical experience.
• Partner with the IAM Product function to determine prioritization and intake for project and business-as-usual.
• Provide leadership and guidance to a growing team of Identity Engineers, and ensure that high-quality deliverables are routinely prioritized and delivered for our internal stakeholders.
• Partner with the cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions to support and harden our identity posture.
• Provide input to development of product vision, strategy to support organizational and departmental objectives.
• Support cross-functional product requests, while ensuring enablement and alignment on the engagement model.
• Follow key processes to optimize getting things done, simplify complexity, and identify opportunities for synergy and integration.
• Facilitate design strategy and successful execution of playbook adoption, planning, and intake processes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience implementing and/or supporting enterprise IAM solutions.
• Expertise with industry IAM concepts and best practices, particularly relating to SSO, MFA, ILM, IGA, and PAM.
• Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks such as NIST/FedRamp, SOX, SOC, ISO, SOC2, PCI, ZeroTrust, SaaS Security Framework, Data Security Foundations, etc.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, scripting, SQL, and other supporting technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of working within SDLC and agile methodologies.
• Experience leading and developing other engineers.
• Great communications and interpersonal influencing skills.
• Leading by “an automation first” mindset.

#LI-REMOTE

Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:$141,000—$211,000 CAD

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