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Okta Architect
Location
District of Columbia + 1 moreAll locations: District of Columbia, Washington
Posted
10 hours ago
Salary
$106.3K - $221.1K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform
Job Description
• Architect, design and implement Okta Workforce Identity Cloud and Customer Identity solutions
• Develop scalable identity workflows, lifecycle management, and governance processes
• Create authentication and authorization strategies aligned with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles
• Map Okta authentication policies to NIST SP 800-63 assurance levels and federal compliance requirements
• Architect and implement SSO, MFA, and provisioning integrations across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises applications
• Drive automation initiatives using Terraform and GitOps pipelines for efficient Okta configuration management
• Implement advanced security measures, including phishing-resistant MFA (e.g., FIDO2, Okta FastPass) and passwordless authentication
• Ensure compliance with federal security frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, and other industry standards
• Develop risk-based access policies, continuous authentication, and session management strategies
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for Okta and IAM best practices
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver secure identity solutions
• Support audits, logging, monitoring, and compliance reporting using Okta System Logs and event data
Job Requirements
- 5+ years designing and implementing Okta solutions in large-scale enterprise environments
- Deep knowledge of authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, WS-Federation)
- Expertise in RBAC and ABAC models using Okta groups, attributes, and dynamic rules
- Strong understanding of identity governance, lifecycle management, and security best practices
- Experience with multi-cloud identity architecture and risk-based adaptive authentication (AWS and/or Azure, GCP, OCI)
- Familiarity with IGA tools (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt) and integration with Okta
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines for IAM automation
- Ability to design custom Okta integrations using SDKs and APIs
- Proficiency in implementing advanced passwordless strategies
Benefits
- Wide variety of benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching