Solutions Engineer

Okta Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WASan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CASan Diego, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$179,000–$269,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$212,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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.[

Okta Inc currently has 105 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$238,000 across 105 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Solutions Engineer

The Solutions Engineer, Okta (Enterprise West) joins the Solutions Engineering team to serve as a functional business consultant and technical expert during sales cycles. This role involves identifying customer challenges, delivering customized product demonstrations, and planning Proof of Concepts to align identity solutions with specific business needs. You will collaborate with sales teams to educate diverse audiences, from developers to C-level executives, on cloud security best practices. Required technical skills include experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, and network security protocols like OAuth, SAML, and LDAP. You must also possess hands-on experience with REST APIs, SDKs, and languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js. The role focuses on solving complex identity and privileged access management problems within enterprise environments to ensure secure digital transformation.

What does a Solutions Engineer earn?

Median $190000 from 50 postings across 17 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Deliver customized product demonstrations to educate customers on cloud security best practices.
  • Act as the technical and domain expert to help customers understand the value of Okta's solutions.
  • Plan and deliver Proof of Concepts for customers with complex use cases.
  • Answer technical and product feature questions from customers, partners, and internal colleagues.
  • Provide feedback to product management regarding enhancements to address customer needs.
  • Maintain current knowledge of competitive analysis and market differentiation.
  • Support marketing events including executive briefings, conferences, and trade shows.
  • Manage territory pipeline and work with sales counterparts to achieve quarterly and annual goals.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of pre-sales engineering experience and solution selling.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with at least one standard network security protocol such as OAuth, OAuth2, SAML, or LDAP.
  • Experience working with REST APIs and SDKs.
  • Hands-on experience in web development, backend development, or scripting.
  • Understanding of core security concerns including password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, and XSRF.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and provide product demonstrations.
  • Experience designing and managing Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions (preferred).

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