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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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The Staff Identity Engineer joins the internal Identity team to serve as a technical authority for the organization's identity fabric. This role involves driving the architecture and execution of internal IAM solutions, specifically championing the Customer Zero philosophy by testing new features before global release. Key responsibilities include owning policy design, adaptive MFA, and federation for enterprise tenants, while building API-based pipelines and enforcing cloud IAM guardrails. The engineer will use Okta Identity Engine, Terraform, and Okta Workflows to manage OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and SAML 2.0 protocols. The position addresses the technical challenge of securing non-human, agentic AI workflows and mitigating session hijacking. Candidates must possess deep expertise in multi-cloud environments across AWS, GCP, and Azure to ensure compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP.
Lead the early adoption of new internal capabilities and provide technical feedback to product teams.
Own the lifecycle, policy design, adaptive MFA, and federation for enterprise Okta tenants.
Architect and enforce cloud IAM guardrails across AWS, GCP, and Azure using API-based pipelines.
Mentor engineers and serve as the primary review authority for IAM designs and technical standards.
Drive automation-first initiatives to ensure identity controls meet SOC 2, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP requirements.
Govern AI agents, machine identities, and service-to-service authentication within the enterprise identity layer.
Establish operational KPIs and translate complex technical milestones into actionable updates for leadership.
What we're looking for
Must have 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-scale IAM solutions.
Must have deep expertise in managing complex enterprise Okta environments, including OIE, Directory Integrations, Advanced Policies, Workflows, and Platform APIs.
Must have advanced expertise in OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, and phishing-resistant MFA paradigms like FIDO2/WebAuthn.
Must have proven experience defining identity controls as code using Terraform and Okta Workflows.
Must have practical experience designing cloud IAM guardrails across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Must have a solid background in session lifecycle security, token management, and continuous access evaluations (CAEP/eSSO).
Must have demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and establishing engineering best practices.