Okta is hiring a Staff Identity Governance and Access Engineer in Illinois. The job is full-time and office based. Okta lists pay of $161,000 to $221,000 a year.
Here is the role as Okta describes it.
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
The Identity Governance and Access Security team runs Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) for Okta itself - serving as Okta's "Customer Zero." The team owns the complete identity lifecycle for the workforce, from birthright provisioning through Workday to access certifications, privileged access management, and mover/leaver processes. What the team builds becomes the reference architecture that Okta customers deploy at scale.
We're looking for a Staff Identity Security Engineer to take deep technical ownership of our Okta Identity Governance (OIG), Okta Privileged Access (OPA), and ISPM implementations. This is a senior individual-contributor role where you'll set technical direction for how the team builds on top of these platforms and raise the bar for the engineering team through review, mentorship, and documentation. You should be equally comfortable in an architecture discussion, in a live Okta Workflows debugging session, and writing the design doc that a Jira epic gets broken down from. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in an autonomous environment and actively drives "what's next" for our identity security posture - identifying process bottlenecks, designing technical solutions, and pushing initiatives from concept to production without waiting for direction.
Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $161,000 to $221,000 USD
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Okta advertises $161,000 to $221,000 a year for this role.
No, it is an on-site job in Illinois.
The posting mentions a high school, diploma or trade certificate or equivalent and skills such as REST APIs, Machine Learning, Workday and Jira. Read the full description above for the complete list.
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