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Okta L4 Senior Engineer
Info Way Solutions LLC
🇮🇳 India
On-site
Senior
2 months ago
- Okta
- IAM
- Identity Management
- Zero Trust
- HRIS
- PowerShell
- SOX
- SOC2
- GDPR
- SCIM
- JWT
- SAML
- Conditional Access
- Azure AD
2 months ago
| Detailed JD (Roles and Responsibilities) | Okta L4 Senior Engineer |
| Position: Senior Okta Engineer – L4 | |
| Experience: 7+ years in IAM (Identity & Access Management) | |
| Department: Identity & Access Management (IAM) - reports to Director of Digital Identity | |
| Employment Type: T&M | |
| Location: Offshore- India | |
| Role Overview | |
| Highly experienced Okta L4 Senior Engineer with deep expertise in enterprise identity management, authentication technologies, and Okta platform administration. This role requires 10+ years of IAM experience, including extensive hands-on work with Okta Universal Directory, MFA/SSO architecture, policy management, lifecycle automation, and advanced troubleshooting. | |
| As an L4 engineer, you will serve as the highest technical escalation point, drive platform improvements, ensure security compliance, and lead complex integration and automation initiatives, contribute to projects. | |
| Key Responsibilities | |
| Advanced Okta Administration | |
| • Serve as the L4 escalation point for complex Okta issues and major incident resolution. | |
| • Setup , Administer and optimize Okta Universal Directory, including schema extensions, profile mastering, attribute mapping, and identity store design. | |
| • Architect, configure, and maintain SSO integrations for enterprise applications. | |
| • Manage and enhance MFA, including factor enrollment policies, contextual access, adaptive MFA, and device trust. | |
| -Lifecycle optimisation for users not signing on, cleanup exercises and audits. | |
| • Design and maintain sign-on policies, password policies, routing rules, and authentication flows aligned with Zero Trust principles. | |
| Identity Lifecycle & Automation | |
| • Lead implementation and troubleshooting of lifecycle management, including provisioning/deprovisioning using APIs, and Okta Workflows. | |
| • Integrate Okta with HRIS, directories, and downstream apps ensuring consistent and secure identity lifecycle processes. | |
| • Develop and automate identity workflows using Okta Workflows, APIs, PowerShell, or equivalent tools. | |
| Troubleshooting & Platform Ownership | |
| • Conduct deep-dive analysis of authentication failures, MFA issues, token/SSO errors, and federation misconfigurations. | |
| • Analyze logs using Okta System Logs, or security monitoring tools. | |
| • Own RCA processes for major issues and implement long-term corrective actions. | |
| Security, Governance & Compliance | |
| • Implement strong authentication and authorization policies based on IAM and Zero Trust best practices. | |
| • Ensure governance around admin roles, access delegation, and least privilege. | |
| • Support audits and compliance activities (SOX, ISO, SOC2, GDPR). | |
| • Enforce consistent application of passwordless strategies, risk scoring, and security posture controls. | |
| Architecture & Platform Enhancements | |
| • Contribute to the identity architecture strategy and Okta roadmap planning. | |
| • Lead major platform upgrades and identity flows. | |
| • Evaluate and introduce new Okta features, ensuring alignment with organizational IAM goals. | |
| • Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and runbooks. | |
| Cross-Team Collaboration & Leadership | |
| • Partner with IAM teamd, and Application teams to enable secure and seamless authentication experiences. | |
| • Mentor junior engineers and guide L1–L3 teams during escalations. | |
| • Provide technical leadership on IAM initiatives, platform stability, and identity governance improvements. | |
| Required Skills & Experience | |
| Technical Expertise | |
| • 10+ years of experience in IAM, including deep hands-on Okta experience. | |
| • Strong expertise in: | |
| • Okta Universal Directory | |
| • SSO | |
| • MFA & Adaptive MFA | |
| • Sign-on policies and access rules | |
| • Lifecycle Management | |
| • SCIM provisioning | |
| • Advanced troubleshooting skills across authentication flows, federation models, token behavior, and identity APIs. | |
| • Strong understanding of identity fundamentals: | |
| • Token handling (JWT, SAML assertions) | |
| • Federation trust relationships | |
| • Authentication vs. authorization | |
| • Conditional access & Zero Trust architecture | |
| • Experience with scripting and automation (Okta Workflows, PowerShell, APIs). | |
| Security & Governance | |
| • In-depth understanding of IAM security principles, Zero Trust, privileged access practices, and identity threat detection. | |
| • Experience with compliance frameworks and audit support. | |
| • Strong governance mindset with ability to enforce identity and security policies across the enterprise. | |
| Soft Skills | |
| • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. | |
| • Ability to lead high-pressure escalations and make decisions quickly. | |
| • Strong documentation and architectural design capabilities. | |
| • Leadership mindset with ability to support and guide global teams. | |
| Preferred Qualifications | |
| • Okta Certifications: | |
| • Okta Certified Administrator | |
| • Okta Certified Consultant (preferred) | |
| • Okta Certified Professional | |
| • Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID, SSO federation. | |
| • Experience integrating PAM/PIM solutions with Okta for privileged identity flows. | |
| Total Experience | 7+ Years |
| Relevant Experience | 7+ Years |
| Mandatory skills | OKTA |
| Desired skills | OKTA |
| Domain (Industry) | Cybersec |
| Work Location | India |
| Background checK (Before onboarding / After onboarding) | Before Onboarding |
| BGV Vendor | Any Nascom |
| Mode of Interview- Telephonic/Face to Face/Video Interview | Face to Face/Video Interview |
| WFO / WFH / Hybrid | WFO/Hybrid |
| Shift Details (Time) | CET |
| Client BTP / SHTP (onsite) | NA |
| Max Vendor Rate as per Work location currency | INR 7000 per day |
Okta L4 Senior Engineer · Info Way Solutions LLC