Senior Solutions Engineer, Strategic (Chicago)

5+ years pre-sales engineering experience

A passion to serve the customer, which has played out in some customer-facing role like consulting or support, ideally solutions engineering

A Strong Understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM)

SSO, MFA, SCIM, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and LDAP.

Lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.

A strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)

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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

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We believe Solutions Engineers at Okta are involved in all stages of the customer’s development lifecycle and are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers.

We are looking for great teammates that can build sales presentations, product demonstrations, and educate customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on the best ways to cloud security technology.  We believe in Okta’s Solutions Engineers empathize with customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed and clarifying questions and presenting solutions that target those needs.

You have the rare combination of technical savviness and business insight and you’re looking for a career where you can utilize both.

As a Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta, you will hone each of these skills by advising a diverse set of Fortune 500 customers on what is possible using Okta’s Identity Platform.

Collaborate with account executives to develop and execute territory and account strategies to maximize the Okta opportunity in those accounts

Conduct research and discovery to understand customer requirements and communicate the business value of solving technology problems using cloud technology