Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents | Okta

Okta Inc

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Bellevue, WA · Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posted 2 days ago $269,000–$369,000 / year
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Join Okta as the most senior technical field authority for agent identity, leading strategic deployments across complex enterprise environments. You will define and maintain reference architectures for agent identity, audit trails, and kill-switch mechanisms, while personally handling the toughest accounts and setting standards for customer engineers. Responsibilities include shaping product roadmaps, briefing C-level executives on security frameworks, and developing scalable evaluation metrics for authorization latency and scope sprawl. Ideal candidates have over a decade of experience in distributed systems and identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OIDC, along with deep expertise in agent security and fine-grained authorization using policy engines such as OPA or OpenFGA. This role demands hands-on AI development, proven leadership skills, and the ability to navigate high-stakes customer interactions effectively.

Skills

OAuth 2.0 OIDC SAML SCIM RF8693 token exchange OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications NIST AI RMF MITRE ATLAS MCP A2A ISO/IEC 42001 EU AI Act ReBAC ABAC OPA OpenFGA Distributed systems Identity protocols AI-native development Fine-grained authorization Policy engines

What you'll do

  • Own the reference architecture for agent identity patterns.
  • Lead most strategic deployments lacking existing playbooks.
  • Set technical standards and coach senior customer engineers.
  • Shape product roadmap based on field deployment insights.
  • Represent Okta in briefings to high-level enterprise executives.
  • Resolve complex technical issues across multiple accounts.
  • Define metrics for authorization latency and audit completeness.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in shipping production software with deep expertise in distributed systems and identity.
  • Expertise in authority-level identity protocols including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, and token exchange standards.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of agent security frameworks such as OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications and NIST AI RMF.
  • Proficiency in fine-grained authorization techniques like ReBAC and ABAC with policy engines.
  • Hands-on experience integrating agents across major platforms and developing AI-native applications.
  • Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and set technical direction for multiple teams or accounts.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $216k
This role $319k
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This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $185,350–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $319k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

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About Okta Inc

Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[

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