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# Okta Architect / Senior IAM Architect

- **Company:** Highbrow LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), OAuth, OpenID, Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Security Information and Event Management, Data Streaming, Datadog, Oracle Access Manager, Okta, Postman, Siteminder, Pingfederate, Terraform, Splunk, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a00a9056-028d-4869-a6a8-8a48faa24489

## About the Role

Experience: 10+ years in IT, including 5+ years in IAM and 3+ years of hands-on Okta experience, Role Summary: We are seeking a high-caliber, hands-on Lead Okta Operations Architect & Platform Engineer to drive our enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) strategy and manage platform operations. This hybrid role requires a rare combination of high-level enterprise architecture, hands-on API and Terraform automation, and global operational leadership. In this role, you will lead complex M&A identity tenant migrations, orchestrate the modernization of legacy IAM systems (e.g., CA SiteMinder, PingFederate) to cloud-native Okta, and govern a 24x7 follow-the-sun operational support model across onshore and offshore engineering teams., * Okta Certification: Okta Certified Professional / Administrator required; Okta Certified Consultant or Okta Certified Technical Architect strongly preferred.

 * IAM Core: 7+ years of hands-on experience in Enterprise IAM architecture, directory services (AD, Azure AD/Entra ID, LDAP), and federation protocols (SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM 2.0).
 * Automation & Scripting: Hands-on proficiency with Python, PowerShell, Postman, and Terraform for Okta administration and provisioning workflows.
 * Legacy Modernization: Proven track record migrating applications away from legacy platforms like CA SiteMinder, PingFederate, or Oracle Access Manager to Okta.
 * Monitoring: Hands-on experience integrating Okta System Logs with SIEM tools (Splunk, Datadog) using Event Hooks and API streaming.

Leadership & Soft Skills

 * Team Leadership: Experience managing or leading hybrid teams (onshore + offshore) with clear escalation protocols and handoff discipline.
 * Incident Leadership: Calm under fire during high-visibility production incidents with strong executive communication capabilities.
 * Productivity Mindset: Obsessed with manual task elimination, operational hygiene, and structured documentation