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What's cool about this job.

This is a phenomenal opportunity to join a rapidly growing, fast-paced team that is solving the fundamental problems of Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) at a large scale. Use your IAM background to influence our CIAM strategy, solving customer issues like Single Sign-On. The role is results-oriented and exciting, and the work is multifaceted. You will set standards for other teams to follow; build a unified identity system for all our customer interfaces, on the web or the command line; and work in an agile, fast-paced environment using the cloud-native technologies in Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services.

The day to day.

• Technical expertise and leadership in the implementation of identity management, single sign-on, role based access control, multi-factor authentication and associated identity and access management services
• Guide others on standard methodologies when integrating with Okta
• Provide technical assistance with the on-boarding of new connected systems
• Support critical CIAM issues from our customer experience team
• Administer Okta and maintain design, configuration, and operational process documentation
• Automate manual IAM tasks using tools and languages including Python and Go.
• Extend UI systems in Ruby and JavaScript.
• Implement standard methodologies for identity governance and administration

Your skills and expertise.

• You have a DevOps mentality, understanding the teamwork and collaboration required to achieve objectives including Agile and Continuous Delivery methodologies
• You understand IAM workflows and access governance
• You show a proven understanding of IAM standards, protocols and technologies: OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, Federation, SSO, and Multi-factor authentication
• You know how to secure customer APIs and the systems that support API security such as API gateways and microservices
• You have performed identity system administration with tools like Okta, Ping Identity, Active Directory, ForgeRock, etc., and have mentored team members with tying applications into Okta and other IAM systems
• You've produced operational training and runbooks for identity services
• You can analyze business needs and propose suitable solutions for IAM initiatives like Identity Management, SSO, and access control
• Okta Developer Certification is a bonus

The perks and benefits:

• Compensation (We offer market competitive salaries)
• Health Benefits (100% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401(k) (Make the most of retirement)
• Life and Disability Insurance (100% Paid Life, STD, LTD and AD&D)
• Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn't like time off?)
• Transportation (Downtown parking or commuter reimbursement)
• Lunch (Provided Monday – Thursday)
• Gym membership discount

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