Okta Platform Engineer

Okta Platform Engineer with Top Mass Media & Entertainment Company

Industry: Mass Media & Entertainment

Job Title: Software Engineer, P2 (Okta Engineering)

Location: MUST be based in Orlando/Burbank/Seattle/LA Reporting into an office

Duration: 6 months +

Rate: up to $82.75/HR W2

Summary:

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. The Enterprise Technology organization drives our competitive advantage by enhancing consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence. Enterprise Technology is guided by the principles of being service focused and collaborative, being biased for action and innovation, and being efficient through leverage of scale and through continuous improvement.

We are looking for a Platform Engineer to join Enterprise Technology Identity and Access Management (IAM) group. This group is responsible for providing a Core IAM ecosystem of products and platforms in use across the company by cast members, employees, and partners and corporate functions. Our vision is to provide modern Identity and Access Management capabilities and services that are simple, seamless, and secure to protect our workforce, our data, and our brands.
The Platform Engineer will report to the Manager, Product and Engineering - IAM.

About The Role & Team:
Our client has embarked on an IAM Transformation journey to improve end user experience, consolidate technology stacks across the company and improve information security through proper lifecycle management for all employees. The focus will be on Okta engineering and administration contributing to the overall project goals of IAM Transformation. The candidate will also be working application migration from Okta to Okta tenant, ADFS to Okta and Ping Federate to Okta.

Required Qualifications:
5+ years of relevant experience in IT Enterprise Technology, supporting identity and access, enterprise platforms, and/or collaboration ecosystems within diverse enterprises.
3+ years of experience managing Okta at scale within a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
3+ years of experience with implementing or maintaining large-scale identity and access management solutions, experienced in areas such as: Products/Vendors: Okta, Active Directory (AzureAD/AD), Ping, Azure AD, SailPoint, BeyondTrust, Single Sign-On; Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Passwordless
Identity Federation, SSO, HCM (e.g., SAP, Workday) and IAM Data Integration
Familiarity/experience with managing certificate lifecycle and integration
Protocols/Standards such as SAML, SCIM, OAuth2, OIDC, LDAP, FIDO2, Kerberos
Knowledge and troubleshooting of networks and network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, CIDR)
Knowledge of ITIL concepts applied to operational procedures for end-user IT enablement
Cross-functional technology skills in areas such as public cloud, SaaS and on-prem applications and platforms, devices, and remote access
Demonstrable experience automating common operational tasks, web service/API integration, and deployment activities in scripting/programming languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, )
3+ years experience in contributing to large, transformational IT initiatives
An understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication. Ability to connect with all partners, to include leadership, software and platform engineers, end users, and application owners.
Ability to work collaboratively, establish credibility, and build strong working relationships within Enterprise Technology
Team-oriented interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and interact with a broad range of peoples and roles
Good organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Attention to detail, ability to execute process, and follow through on tasks
Expertise with Agile methodologies and delivering solutions through sprint planning activities
Okta Certified Professional

Preferred Qualifications:
Okta Certified Administrator
Okta Certified Workflow Specialty
Required Education:
Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Preferred Education:
Master s or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Required Education:

BS/MS in Computer Science or sim. field