Okta Technical Architect

Our client, a Leading cyber, cloud, and network security company is in need of a Okta Technical Architect for an initial 6-12 month contract. The Architect will work remotely as a technical authority on both cloud and on-premise based IT systems. They will work on a mix of customer projects and provide internal support. They will develop relationships with key partners to help them achieve their business goals while promoting creative solutions. Develop strategic plans for identity services, including, but not limited to, transition strategies, bundling strategies, mission/vision descriptions, and positioning strategies. Develop identity and access management (IAM) technical standards for interoperability and portability across multiple vendor solutions. This is a key member of the professional services (PS) team, working closely with PS engagement managers to design and scope functional and technical deployments of our platform, as well as working with the PS delivery team to help ensure the solution is delivered to the customer.

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or other technical specialization
• 8+ years of overall IT / software development experience, solution design and technical architecture experience
• 5+ years of consulting experience
• 5+ years driving application architecture design
• 4+ years experience with IAM architectures (Preferrably Okta suite)
• 4+ years of experience with implementing cloud computing solutions implementations including AWS, Google Apps, Salesforce etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work and interact with CxOs and high-level customer executives.
• Experience in leading discovery workshop to derive customer requirements, specifications, business processes.
• Experience in developing functional specifications and system design specifications for customer engagements
• Strong knowledge of security architecture, design and operations, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, RBAC, OAuth, OIDC, and web protocols (XML, SOAP, JSON, REST)
• Knowledge of software development security and cryptography.
• Knowledge of cloud/virtualization technologies, such as VMware vSphere, EC2, Xen, KVM, OpenStack
• Proficiency with various open source software and development tools
• Proficiency in one or more of .Net, Ruby, Java, Python or Perl
• Proficiency in git and Subversion
• Has architected distributed systems
• Has application design experience

Desired Skills:

• TOGAF and/or CISSP certification is a plus
• Okta Certified Technical Architect

ClearBridge Technology Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer excellent benefits and compensation packages. The expected hourly rate range for this role is: $78.75 - $113.75 per hour. The posted range is an estimate, the actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications and will be in line with internal equity.