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Technical Architect

Bellevue, Washington, United StatesRemoteFull Time$224,000–$308,000 /yrPosted 4 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Okta is seeking a Services Architect to provide technical authority on cloud and on-premises IT systems, focusing on designing and implementing their Workforce Identity Cloud platform for customers. This role involves building customer relationships, translating business needs into actionable strategies, and acting as a trusted partner. Responsibilities include leading requirements gathering, documenting technical and functional needs, supporting project plans, and providing technical leadership within professional services delivery teams. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of IT experience, including solution design, technical architecture, consulting, application architecture, and IAM architectures, with at least 3 years in cloud computing solutions and customer identity use cases. Strong knowledge of security architecture, web protocols, and programming languages like Java, .Net, or JavaScript is required. Preferred qualifications include Okta expertise, knowledge of API Gateways, and cloud virtualization technologies.

Secure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

Position Description:

The Services Architect is a technical authority on both cloud and on-premises based IT systems and is responsible for ensuring the successful design and implementation of Okta’s industry leading cloud identity platform for our customers. You will focus on Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud offering targeted at customer identity use cases. You will develop relationships with customers to help them achieve their business goals while promoting creative solutions. You will establish yourself as a trusted partner with your customers with a focus on their success. You will translate business needs and insights into an actionable strategy and assist customers in driving their initiatives to results and high business value. This is a key member of the Professional Services (PS) team, working as part of a PS Delivery Team on each customer implementation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Review and lead the gathering of business, functional and technical requirements for establishing an Identity platform powered by Okta for our customers.
  • Work with customers to document the common technical and functional requirements for specific solutions.
  • Support creation of project plans to develop and implement the proposed solution.
  • Participate as a member of the professional services delivery team to translate requirements to designs and to provide technical leadership and oversight.
  • Assist in periodic customer health-checks and project reviews.

    • Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • 8+ years of overall IT / software development experience, solution design and technical architecture experience
  • 3+ years of consulting experience
  • 3+ years driving application architecture design
  • 3+ years of experience with (IAM) architectures
  • 3+ years of experience with implementing cloud computing solutions such as AWS, Google Apps, Salesforce etc.
  • Experience with customer identity use cases for B2C and B2B: user registration, multifactor authentication, SSO, delegated administration, social identities.
  • Demonstrated ability to work and interact with CxOs and high-level customer executives.
  • Experience in leading discovery workshop to derive customer requirements, specifications, business processes.
  • Experience in developing functional specifications and system design specifications for customer engagements.
  • Strong knowledge of Security Architecture, Design and Operations, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, RBAC, OAuth, OIDC, web protocols XML, SOAP, JSON, REST
  • Proficiency in one or more of Java, .Net, JavaScript, Angular, React
  • Familiarity with IAM solution providers is strongly desired.
  • Experience integrating with a multitude of On-Prem and SaaS based products.
  • Exhibits confidence and a deep understanding of emerging industry practices when solving business problems.
  • Identifies critical issues with ease.
  • Effectively communicates technical information to non-technical audiences.
  • Manages customer expectations effectively.
  • Application Architecture Background
  • Architected distributed systems
  • Application Design experience
  • Software Development
  • Consultative to lead a customer and drive business questions
  • Clear and Dynamic Communication
  • Ability to travel up to 50%

    • Highly Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Okta Expertise, Experience, Certifications
  • Knowledge of software development security and cryptography.
  • Experience with API Gateways, CASB, Reverse Proxies (NGINX)
  • Knowledge of cloud/virtualization technologies, such as VMware vSphere, EC2, Xen, KVM, OpenStack
  • Proficiency with various open-source software and development tools
  • Proficiency in one or more of .Net, Ruby, Java, Python or Perl
  • Proficiency in git and Subversion

    • Education and Certification

  • A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline required.
  • Okta Certified Technical Architect or a combination of Okta Certified Consultant and Okta Certified Developer will be a plus.
  • TOGAF and/or CISSP certification is a plus.

    • Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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    The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
    $224,000—$308,000 USD

    Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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/us.

    The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:
    $200,000—$275,000 USD

    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 OTE (On Target Earning) range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:
    $206,300—$256,300 USD

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    • We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

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