dentity and Access Management System Architect / Engineer (Okta)

Leidos has a career opening for a Identity and Access Management System Architect / Engineer (Okta).

Our capability incubation team is an agile team within our CTO team that rapidly conducts proof of concepts (POCs), develops, tests, and matures new business concepts and technologies. It bridges the gap between ideation and validation of solutions explored before integration activities ready for production deployment using iterative short-cycles (2-4 weeks on average, 1-3 months for larger projects).

Key Responsibilities include
Design and implement IAM architecture authentication (MFA, SAML, OAuth), and authorization (RBAC/ABAC)
Design and develop workflows, map build rules, and use cases to automate user provisioning and de-provisioning.
Develop High-Level and Detailed Designs and /or workflow diagrams and related documentation
Develop design patterns for the authentication and authorization solutions then work with automation engineers to streamline support and operations tasks
Define standards for identity management
Recommend a solution approach and / or industry tools
Implement dynamic creation of identity services using master source record
Integrate Okta with various third-party applications, cloud platforms, and internal tools.
Install, configure, and customize Okta to meet organizational identity and access management (ICAM) requirements
Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to Okta integrations, SSO, and MFA, providing support to users and other technical teams
Monitor and enhance system security by managing access controls, detecting vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with company policies and industry standards.
Support development of strategies to connect disparate systems, applications, and data sources using APIs, ESB, or messaging protocols
Streamline customer identity services management activities
Oversee compliance assessments and remediating gaps
Explore solution options to solve the defined problems / opportunities
Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders enabling consistent messaging and detailed requirements
Developer-focused mindset enabling custom integrations with tools such as Okta, GitHub, and Terraform for automated infrastructure provisioning

Experience
BS degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years experience may be used in lieu of a degree.
5+ years' experience designing new solutions and 10+ industry experience
Background as an engineer
Health industry experiences an advantage
Cloud multi-governance level experience (GCC, GovCloud, Commercial, etc)
Okta experience

Qualities
Self-motivated and focused on delivering outcomes
Resilient with the ability to find innovative ways around against roadblocks
Enthusiasm and curiosity to explore and pick up new technologies and concepts
Can work in an iterative way starting with ambiguity and loosely structured requirements
Thrive in fast paced, high change environments
Can work independently
Fosters an inclusive team environment
Refined presentation and communication skills with ability to tailor message to the audience

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:
March 23, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.