Senior Okta IAM Engineer

Tenable•Columbia, MD

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Who is Tenable? Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey! What makes Tenable such a great place to work? Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together! Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for work visas of any kind at the time of hire, or at any point during employment. This includes, but is not limited to: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, J-1, etc

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on experience designing and managing Okta enterprise environments and IAM.
3+ years of production experience using Terraform to manage identity providers (specifically the Okta Terraform provider), custom modules, state management, and continuous deployment pipelines.
Ability to commute to our Columbia, MD office three days a week.
Deep understanding of identity protocols including SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, and LDAP.
Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell, and interacting directly with Okta REST APIs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Okta Workflows, Okta Identity Governance (OIG), or Privileged Access Management (PAM) integrations.
Experience operating within multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
A proven track record in enterprise application onboarding automation and directory consolidation.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, automated deployment, and administration of our Okta enterprise identity platform.
Architecting, writing, and maintaining scalable Terraform modules to provision and manage Okta applications, groups, authentication policies, authorization rules, and admin role assignments.
Manage Okta Workforce Identity Cloud configurations such as SSO, MFA, Adaptive Authentication, Universal Directory, and Workflows.
Automate user onboarding, offboarding, and role-based provisioning (SCIM, SAML, OIDC) across cloud infrastructure and enterprise software.
Enforce Least Privilege Access and Zero Trust policies.
Assist with compliance reporting (SOX, SOC2, ISO 27001).
Integrate Okta Terraform workflows into continuous deployment pipelines (GitHub/Jenkins CI/CD).
Serve as a subject matter expert for complex identity integrations and incident escalations.
Step in as the primary subject matter expert for all Okta-related initiatives across our enterprise environment.
Leverage Terraform to manage Okta resources and configurations, driving scalable lifecycle management processes and seamless user access control across a secure environment.
Assist with managing a broader suite of corporate applications, including Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, and Atlassian Jira & Confluence.
Play a key role in supporting the adoption and integration of emerging AI platforms related to corporate application infrastructure.