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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Company Description:
Okta is the leading independent provider of enterprise identity. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 6,500 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 7,950 organizations, including 20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
Position Description:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Software Engineer to work on our Directories Integration team with focus on enhancing and managing Active Directory (AD) connectors. This feature allows customers to integrate their on-prem AD instances to seamlessly integrate with Okta and manage services for authentication, importing, synching and provisioning identities. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the AD-Okta integration runs smoothly, securely, and efficiently, supporting our organization's identity management and access control needs. You will be working in a well-supported environment with a group of highly talented Engineers. The team has full ownership of their domain, which includes everything from design to production deployment.
The ideal candidate will be naturally curious and has experience building software systems to manage and deploy reliable and performant infrastructure and product code at scale on a cloud infrastructure.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and implement features on our Active Directory (AD) agent with Okta, ensuring smooth data synchronization and secure communication between both platforms.
- Configure and maintain AD integration solutions, including authentication, user provisioning, de-provisioning, and synchronization between AD and Okta.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to AD and Okta integration, such as user access issues, sync failures, and other identity management challenges.
- Work closely with the security and IT infrastructure teams to ensure AD and Okta integration aligns with security best practices and compliance standards.
- Monitor and optimize performance of the AD agent, ensuring high availability and scalability.
- Collaborate with internal teams to gather requirements, provide solutions, and drive ongoing enhancements and optimizations.
- Create and maintain documentation on configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides for AD and Okta integration.
- Provide technical support and training to internal teams regarding AD and Okta integration and its functionalities.
- Keep up to date with industry best practices and new features in both Active Directory and Okta to continuously improve integration.
Skills & Qualifications:
- 5+ years of software development experience building highly-reliable, mission-critical software
- Proven experience with Active Directory (AD), including experience with group policies, AD architecture, user management, and directory services.
- Proficiency in object-oriented and scripting languages (e.g., C#, .Net, Java, PowerShell) for automating AD and Okta processes.
- Knowledge of security protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect) and identity management best practices.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with cloud platforms, IAM (Identity Access Management), and security compliance (e.g., GDPR) is a plus.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in agile environments.
Nice to haves:
- Hands-on experience with Okta Identity Management platform, including provisioning, de-provisioning, and configuring Single Sign-On (SSO).
- Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading
- Experience with UI development or javascript frameworks
- Microsoft Azure management APIs, ADFS, Office 365 or Microsoft’s Directory Synchronization Tool
- Experience with data stores, e.g. relational databases
Education and Training:
- B.S. Computer Science or related field
What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
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Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
