[Hiring] Senior Solution Identity Specialist @Okta

Role Description

As a Senior Solution Specialist, you will be part of the presales team that delivers sales presentations and product demonstrations to educate customers on the best ways to implement Okta Identity Governance (OIG) solutions. You will report to the Manager in the OFCTO organization.

What you’ll be doing

• Strategic Customer Engagement:
  • Support strategic customer conversations aligning with technical and engineering leaders and stakeholders.
  • Deliver on emerging trends, industry best practices, and identity-driven digital transformation.
  • Assist in preparing executive-level messaging and participate in strategic discussions to align Okta’s solutions with customer business outcomes.
  • Develop customer-centric points of view that translate Okta’s solutions to customer problems.
  • Lead technical discovery sessions with security and infrastructure leaders to uncover challenges related to endpoint security, passwordless adoption, and identity threat vectors.
  • Deliver compelling, customized demonstrations and architectural sessions focused on Okta Identity Governance.
  • Design and execute outcome-focused Proof of Concepts (POCs) that prove Okta’s governance solutions integrate across SaaS, on-premises and disconnected applications.
  • Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the Okta identity product lines and the underlying technologies and protocols.
  • Craft engaging solution content to position Okta’s value across multiple business units, including software engineering, operations, product management, and business stakeholders.
• Asset Delivery:
  • Create and maintain reusable and purpose-built demonstration systems to be leveraged by all of presales.
  • Create and maintain diagrams and documentation to support patterns and strategies.
  • Build templates for proofs of concept and other unique customer engagement demands.
  • Create and maintain A.I. based delivery and enablement functionality.
• Technical Leadership:
  • Provide strategic and technical guidance to Solutions Engineering teams across the Okta and identity platforms.
  • Collaborate with the Global Office of Field CTO office team to deliver actionable insights from the field, validate customer needs, and identify recurring trends for the Okta Product & Engineering teams.
  • Deliver impactful keynote presentations, webinars, and technical sessions at industry and customer events.
• Field Enablement and Collaboration:
  • Contribute to frameworks, tools, and content to support Solutions Engineering teams in executing effectively.
  • Partner with sales leadership to identify and address critical business opportunities and challenges.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless execution of global initiatives.
  • Innovate in tools and techniques to drive excellence and momentum.
  • Partner with Enablement and Field CTO teams to drive regional events and align product messaging for regional GTM and SE teams.
• Market Influence:
  • Represent Okta as a thought leader in the identity and security space.
  • Influence industry standards and participate in relevant technical advisory boards.
• Innovation and Strategy:
  • Partner closely with OFCTO teams as an advocate for customer-driven innovation, market trends, and GTM insights to provide input to influence product teams.
  • Support, derive, and champion strategic initiatives that enhance Okta’s differentiation and business impact.

Qualifications

• Identity & Directory Services Mastery
• Deep Infrastructure Knowledge: Expert-level understanding of Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD (Entra ID) or similar, including Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Kerberos, and OIDC/SAML protocols.
• Multi-IdP Ecosystems: Proficiency in managing and securing diverse Identity Providers (IdPs) like Okta, Ping Identity, and Google Workspace.
• Hybrid Identity: Experience managing the complexities of identity synchronization between on-premises environments and the cloud.
• Identity Governance & Security Mastery
• Governance, Risk and Compliance Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with deploying/selling governance solutions not limited to Sailpoint, Saviynt, Oracle Governance, Lumos, etc.
• Low-code/no-code automation tools: Hands-on experience of using low-code/no-code tools like Zapier or Workato.
• Architecture viability: Ability to translate complex requirements around Joiner-Mover-Leaver flows that account for software rationalization and automation tasks.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience contributing to technical events.
• Travel expectation: up to 40% for customer meetings, industry events, and internal off-sites.

Requirements

• This is a remote position.
• Hands-on experience with Okta's Identity Governance.
• Experience with other IGA vendors like Sailpoint/Saviynt/Oracle Governance.
• Certified Identity Professional (CIDPRO), CISSP, CCSP, or CISM.
• Scripting or automation skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for security integrations.
• Vibe coding skills with Claude/Vercel.

Benefits

• Supporting Your Well-Being
• Driving Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community

Company Description

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.