Lead Systems Engineer

Strategic Platform Ownership:

• Be the primary owner of the Okta platform, ensuring its understanding of organizational goals and long-term strategy.
• You will define and implement platform roadmaps, ensuring scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery (DR) processes.
• You will identify opportunities for innovation within the Okta platform to address evolving business and security needs.

Technical Architecture and Engineering:

• You will lead the design and optimization of the Okta architecture, ensuring seamless integration with applications, cloud environments, and end-user devices.
• You will develop and enforce architectural standards, configuration baselines, and security policies for the Okta platform.
• You will create the implementation of advanced IAM features, such as conditional access, adaptive authentication, and just-in-time provisioning.

Governance and Compliance:

• You will approve and oversee the implementation of platform use cases, ensuring compliance with security frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR).
• You will collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to develop governance policies for identity lifecycle management, privileged access, and role-based access controls.
• You will establish and monitor goals/ KPIs and service-level agreements (SLAs) for the Okta platform.

Financial Management:

• Be the cost owner of the Okta platform, managing budget allocations, cost forecasting, and optimization strategies.
• You will identify cost-saving opportunities by streamlining licenses, eliminating redundancy, and improving operational efficiency.

Collaboration and Leadership:

• You will partner with other teams, including application development, security operations, and IT infrastructure, to create seamless identity solutions.
• You will be the mentor and technical advisor to junior engineers and other team members, promoting knowledge-sharing and best practices.
• You will lead incident response and troubleshooting efforts for complex Okta-related issues, ensuring minimal impact on business operations.

Continuous Improvement:

• You will stay updated on the latest IAM trends, technologies, and best practices, and assess their applicability to our organization.
• You will develop and implement training programs and documentation to enhance user adoption and understanding of Okta capabilities.
• You will perform periodic reviews of the Okta platform to identify and address performance, security, and operational gaps.

What Youll Need to be Successful

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; advanced degree.
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, with at least 5 years focused on IAM technologies specifically Okta.
• Expertise in designing and managing Okta integrations with SaaS applications, APIs, and directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP.
• Experience with authentication protocols, including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
• Proficient in troubleshooting complex system issues and implementing root-cause solutions.

Good to have Skills:

• Certifications such as Okta Certified Consultant, Okta Certified Administrator, or CISSP.
• Experience in multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and zero-trust architecture.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform