OKTA Technical Lead

  • Culver City, CA
  • Posted 11 days ago | Updated 11 days ago

Overview

Hybrid
$70 - $80
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Okta Identity Cloud
Enterprise IAM Architecture
IAM
Identity Access Management
SSO
SAML
OAuth
OIDC
MFA
Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)

Job Details

OKTA Technical Lead

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary technical liaison between identity services and senior IT leadership
  • Design and implement Okta architecture, workflows, custom connectors, and integration frameworks
  • Oversee SSO and provisioning integrations for a large application portfolio
  • Lead incident/problem management with root cause analysis
  • Drive access governance, compliance, and security certification campaigns
  • Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with offshore teams
  • Support ITIL-aligned processes (Change, Incident, Problem, Release Management)
  • Present service metrics and strategic recommendations to executives

Required Qualifications

Technical:

  • 8-10+ years hands-on enterprise IAM experience
  • Deep expertise in Okta Identity Cloud (SSO, MFA, Workflows, Lifecycle Management, APIs)
  • Experience managing Okta for thousands of users
  • Strong knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, LDAP
  • Identity governance: RBAC, access certification, SoD, provisioning
  • Scripting/automation skills (Python, PowerShell, JavaScript)

Leadership & Communication:

  • Exceptional stakeholder management with senior leadership
  • Strong presentation and executive communication skills
  • Ability to serve as primary point of contact for critical services
  • Experience providing technical direction and mentorship

Operational:

  • ITIL process knowledge (Incident, Problem, Change, Release)
  • SLA/KPI monitoring and reporting experience
  • Background in vendor-to-in-house transition projects (preferred)
  • Experience working with offshore/India-based teams (highly preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Okta certifications (Okta Certified Professional/Administrator)
  • AWS and/or Azure identity integration experience
  • ITIL Foundation, CISSP, or CISM certifications
  • Entertainment/media industry background
  • Local to LA area with established professional network
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