Solutions Engineer, Okta (West Coast) | Okta

Okta Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WALos Angeles, CAORSan Francisco, CA
Salary
$179,000–$246,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $212k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$192,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $164k 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.[

Okta Inc currently has 154 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $188,000–$253,000 across 154 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Solutions Engineer, Okta (West Coast) | Okta

Join the Solutions Engineer team at Okta as a senior-level professional tasked with guiding customers through their digital transformation journey. You will build and deliver customized product demonstrations and sales presentations to educate diverse customer groups on best practices for cloud security technology, addressing specific technical needs by asking insightful questions. Your daily tasks include providing detailed product demonstrations, answering complex technical queries, planning Proof of Concepts, and offering feedback for product enhancements. Key skills required are expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), proficiency with REST APIs, cloud platforms, and core security concepts, as well as exceptional customer engagement and strategic organizational abilities. This role involves working closely with the sales team to achieve quarterly and annual sales goals while staying current on competitive analysis and market trends.

What you'll do

  • Understand customer challenges and provide tailored product demonstrations.
  • Plan and deliver Proof Of Concepts for complex use cases.
  • Provide feedback to product management on enhancements addressing customer needs.
  • Stay current with competitive analysis and market differentiation.
  • Support marketing events including executive briefings and trade shows.
  • Collaborate with other Okta engineering teams as needed for POCs.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
  • Strong understanding of IAM concepts including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, RBAC, and provisioning/deprovisioning.
  • Hands-on technical proficiency with cloud platforms, REST APIs, SDKs, and application security concerns.
  • Excellent customer engagement skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical ideas effectively.
  • Territory management experience, including pipeline building and collaboration with sales teams.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a related field.

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