Okta Consultant | Star Knowledge Job in Star Knowledge Technology Alliance Team

Position: OKTA Consultant
Location: Bangalore.
Experience Level: 5 to 8 Years
Job Type: Fulltime

Job Description:

In this role, you will be responsible for providing onsite implementation and support for Okta IdaaS solution. With a key focus on providing subject matter expertise and industry best practice support of existing Okta solution and integration of new applications to the Okta solution

Duties and responsibilities:

• Onboarding and configuration of SaaS and on-premise applications with Okta IdaaS solution that is currently deployed in the environment
• Experienced with working on Okta Access management solution components and SSO integration patterns for application integration with industry-standard SSO protocols including SAML, OAuth (OIDC), WD-Fed, ADFS, etc
• Integration of Microsoft Active Directory multi-domain and forest environments with Okta
• Experience with HTTP Servers web/proxy rules configuration, LDAP and Web Services
• Gather, analyze, and document Solution requirements.
• Communicate effectively to customers and other stakeholders and at the technical and/or functional level as required to ensure the required solution is implemented and address the business needs.
• Be honest, dedicated and diligent in providing excellent design and deployment solutions resulting in extraordinary customer satisfaction.
• Be prompt and deliver high-quality service and technical leadership to exceed customer goals and requests.
• Manage project scope, schedule, status, and documentation deliverables to be of the highest standard.
• Liaise with team members and customer stakeholders to manage implementation needs as required during the project life cycle
• Experienced in Operational support and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root cause and corrective action (RCCA) of Okta IdaaS environment
• Pro-active contribution and manage weekly operational review sessions with other domain owners and SMEs
• Proactively advocate and implement industry and vendor (Okta) best practices for Okta IdaaS solution, including new features and capabilities
• Prior experience in design, deployment, and support (level 2 and 3) of Okta IdaaS solution in large complex enterprise environments

Qualifications / Experience:

• A Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline required
• Certifications: Okta Certified Professional and Okta Certified Administrator
• ITIL Knowledge
• 5 + years of experience in designing and implementing Information Security and Identity and Access Management solutions to support critical systems and business programs
• 3 + years experience with Okta solution offerings is highly regarded
• Experience with other IAM vendor solutions in the market place both on-premise and Cloud-based IdaaS solutions Onelogin, Forgerock, Ping Identity, Oracle, IBM, CA, etc is preferred
• Experience with technologies and protocols to support identity federation and robust access control models (e.g., SAML 2.0, WS-Federation, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM, etc)
• Working knowledge of enterprise web technologies, Information and Network security solutions, IaaS and PaaS services
• Knowledge of Cloud architectures across the spectrum viz. IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS as well as complex enterprise on-premise IT application landscapes
• Good knowledge of Enterprise identity life cycle management processes and standards.
• Microsoft Active Directory and LDAP experience is mandatory
• Previous experience working on Enterprise Identity lifecycle management projects both on-premise deployments and SaaS deployments e.g. Oracle HCM, Salesforce, Box, Office 365, Workday and HR as a master for identities preferred
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple customer engagements is a requirement.
• Effective communication skills, including issue tracking, triaging and problem management.