CIS Okta Administrator

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Job Title: CIS Okta Administrator

Remote Work: India

Duration: 3 months +(may extend)

Location: Fully Remote

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled CIS–Okta Administrator to design, configure, and integrate Okta Customer Identity Solutions (CIS) with a custom-built PHP-based web application. This role is critical to enabling secure, scalable customer authentication using inbound federation from external Identity Providers (IDPs), including Microsoft and Google Identity.

This is not traditional enterprise/workforce Okta administration. The role is focused on consumer/customer-facing identity, high-volume authentication, seamless user experience, and secure federation patterns.

Key Responsibilities

Okta CIS / CIAM Administration

· Configure, administer, and support Okta Customer Identity Solutions (CIS) for customer-facing applications

· Manage customer identity lifecycles including registration, authentication, profile enrichment, and account recovery

· Design and maintain custom authentication and authorization flows optimized for external users

· Implement and manage Okta user schemas, profile mappings, groups, and policies specific to consumer identities

· Monitor and troubleshoot authentication events, security logs, and federation errors

Inbound Federation & Identity Integrations

· Implement inbound federation with external IDPs, including:

o Microsoft

o Google Identity

· Handle complex identity scenarios such as:

o Just-In-Time (JIT) provisioning

o Account linking / identity matching

o Attribute mapping and normalization across IDPs

· Ensure secure token issuance, claims handling, and federation trust configuration

Custom PHP Website Integration

· Integrate Okta CIS authentication into a custom PHP-based web application

· Work closely with development teams to:

o Implement Okta SDKs, APIs, and authentication flows

o Embed hosted or embedded sign-in experiences

o Support session management, token validation, and logout flows

· Diagnose and resolve authentication issues across the PHP application stack

Collaboration & Enablement

· Partner with application developers, architects, and security teams

· Provide technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer

· Assist with onboarding new applications or customer experiences onto Okta CIS

Required Qualifications

· 3–6+ years of hands-on experience with Okta, with a strong emphasis on Customer Identity Solutions (CIS / CIAM)

· Proven experience implementing inbound federation with external identity providers

· Experience integrating identity solutions with custom PHP web applications