Services Presales Senior Consultant

Okta•Los Angeles, CA

22d•Hybrid

About The Position

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you. The Services PreSales Sr. Consultant is a technical authority on both cloud and on-premises based IAM systems and is responsible for ensuring the successful design and implementation of Okta’s & Auth0’s industry leading cloud identity platform for our customers. You will focus on Okta’s & Auth0’s identity offerings. You will develop relationships with customers to help them achieve their business goals while promoting creative solutions. You will establish yourself as a trusted partner with your customers with a focus on their success. You will translate business needs and insights into an actionable strategy that the delivery team can use to assist customers in driving their initiatives to results and high business value. This is a key member of the Professional Services (PS) Pre-Sales team.

Requirements

5+ years of overall IT / software development experience, solution design and technical architecture experience
2+ years of Okta implementation experience
3+ years of consulting experience
3+ years driving application architecture design
3+ years of experience with (IAM) architectures
Experience with employee and customer identity use cases: HR driven identity, Active Directory, SSO, SaaS application integrations.
Experience with Identity Governance and Privileged Access Management use cases.
Demonstrated ability to work and interact with high-level customer executives and technical resources.
Experience in supporting discovery workshops to derive customer requirements and specifications.
Experience in developing functional specifications and system design specifications for customer engagements.
Strong knowledge of Security Architecture, Design and Operations, LDAP, Active Directory, SSO, SAML, OIDC, RBAC, OAuth, JSON, REST.
Experience integrating with a multitude of On-Prem and SaaS based products.
Exhibits confidence and a deep understanding of emerging industry practices when solving business problems.
Identifies critical issues with ease.
Effectively communicates technical information to non-technical audiences.
Manages customer expectations effectively.
Application design experience.
Clear and Dynamic Communication.
Ability to travel up to 50%
A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of software development security and cryptography.
Familiarity with IAM solution providers.
Experience with API Gateways, CASB, and Reverse Proxies (NGINX)
Proficiency with various open-source software and development tools
Proficiency in one or more of the following: .Net, Ruby, Java, Python or Perl
Okta Certified Technical Architect or a combination of Okta Certified Consultant and Okta Certified Developer is a plus.
CISSP certification is a plus.
TOGAF certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the pre-sales discovery of functional and technical requirements required to establish an Identity platform for our customers.
Work with Partners, Customers and Engagement Managers to document and mitigate technical risk identified during discovery.
Support creation of services estimates to implement the proposed solution.
Review services estimates to ensure project scope can be successfully delivered as outlined - technical risk is appropriately mitigated and timelines follow staffing guidelines.
Develop co-delivery proposals by identifying and engaging appropriate partners.
Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) across PS by training Engagement Managers and developing associated assets such as scope modules, SKUs, success stories and enablement toolkits.