OKTA Cloud Architect

25 Mar 2024

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Title: OKTA Cloud Architect

Location: Washington D.C.

Duration: 9 Month Contract

Client: Federal Government Agency

Rate: Depends on Experience

Task Order: TO-222

and must be able to pass a full background check

Work Experience:The Cloud Architecture and Administration team is seeking:
  • The Okta cloud architect will work with LOB architects and engineers, cybersecurity and API teams to analyze external applications and create and document integration patterns that align to Okta best practices and our cybersecurity and API standards.
  • Working with clients and supporting divisions within the organization to identify opportunities for integration patterns with Okta.
  • Working with Information Security and Application Development teams to document best practices and decision criteria for moving applications from session and cookie-based authentication and authorization to OIDC and OAuth based authentication and authorization.
  • Leverage ServiceNow ticketing procedures to support and resolve client inquiries, requests and problems related to the Okta platform.
  • This includes best practices for configuring applications/authorization servers in Okta.
  • Provide support and maintenance of our enterprise Okta tenants.
  • Provide support to life cycle management, feature implementation, and road mapping of Okta solutions.
  • Review documented patterns with Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment to enterprise standards.
  • Partner with Identity Credentialling and Access Management teams to establish strong governance around the use of Okta, integration patterns, and best practices.
  • Partner with application and infrastructure teams to leverage multi-factor authentication solutions with Okta.

Technical Skills:
  • At least 5 years’ relevant experience in hands on integration of applications using modern protocols (i.e., SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM)
  • Experience with IAM systems - ADFS, Okta, Azure AD, Active Directory
  • Understanding of various authentication factors and risk-based authentication
  • Understanding of different access models – RBAC, ABAC, GBAC
  • Understanding of LDAP queries, SQL and KQL
  • Experience Managing Security and Authentication Policies in Azure
  • Experience with Microsoft Identity Manager, Azure AD Connect
  • Knowledge of other authentication protocols - Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, Basic

Highly desirable skills:
  • Okta Certifications (Professional, Administrator, Consultant, or Developer)
  • Experience with DevOps and CI/CD implementation
  • Experience syncing identities from Active Directory or other sources into a cloud-based universal directory.
  • Experience with cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) IaaS and PaaS providers
  • Prepare technical standards, provide technical advice and guidance, and collaborate with other programmers to conceptualize and develop design!
  • Support development of ICAM system and platform architecture and roadmaps for user workflows
  • Strong understanding of IAM principles and how to implement them in an enterprise solution.
  • Ability to maintain documentation for an IAM solution, related tools, and business processes.
  • Proactively identify future needs for IAM services

Education/Experience/Certification:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in MIS or related discipline
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  • ID: #49540995
  • State: District of Columbia Washington 00000 Washington USA
  • City: Washington
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-03-25
  • Deadline: 2023-05-20
  • Category: Et cetera