Consultant II - Okta

At Optiv, we’re on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secure. We’re one of the fastest-growing companies in a truly essential industry.In your role at Optiv, you’ll be inspired by a team of the brightest business and technical minds in cybersecurity. We are passionate champions for our clients and know from experience that the best solutions for our clients’ needs come from working hard together. As part of our team, your voice matters, and you will do important work that has an impact, on people, businesses, and nations. Our industry and our company move fast, and you can be sure that you will always have room to learn and grow. We’re proud of our team and the important work we do to build confidence for a more connected world.Who we are looking for:Our consultants are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A Consultant must be a proven self-starter with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues. Establish & maintain productive and respectful relationships with the delivery team, practice management, and client management team.You will actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. Deliver timely engagements and works closely with Practice Directors to drive training and education, career development, performance development, and collaboration across the team.In line with Optiv’s commitment to quality, you will confirm that work is of the highest quality as per Optiv’s quality standards, by reviewing the work provided by other members.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Identify and evaluate security gaps and help create security project plans.
• Anticipate security requirements and identify sound security controls for applications, systems, processes and organizations.
• Participate in various design and architecture discussions with federation partners and application teams.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of various federation standards and help clients with their federation use cases.
• Modify and update the user experience based on project requirements.
• Work with clients to develop Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies, architectures, and implementation plans.
• Install, configure, and implement IAM products and security risk mitigation.
• Design and develop access management policies and workflows.

Qualifications for success:

• Strong experience with Okta/Ping/Microsoft identity products, including Single Sign-On, Directory, Adaptive MFA, and Lifecycle Management,
• Technical experience in designing and developing access management and single-sign on flows and adapters for logon.
• Understanding of Authentication, Authorization, MFA, SSO, Federation, and Directory Services concepts.
• Two or more years of experience with software development and implementation of one or more Access management and federation products such as Okta or equivalent solutions.
• Managing Okta/Ping/Microsoft solution deployments through the complete system development lifecycle, including analysis of solution requirements, solution design, architecture and supporting business processes, configuring and customizing IAM software products using Application Development Framework (ADF), and testing (unit, system integration, performance and UAT testing).
• Software development and implementation of one or more Access management and federation products such as Okta,  PingFederate, PingAccess, Ping Directory, or at least equivalent solutions (e.g., CA (SiteMinder, AuthMinder, Identity Minder, Federation Security, Directory), or Oracle (Directory, Access Manager, Identity Federation).
• Utilizing methodologies, including Object Oriented Analysis, Design, and Development (OOAD), Unified Modeling Language (UML) and software development lifecycle.
• Experience configuring authorizations with API Access management and implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) with OIDC required
• Development of custom Adapters based on outlined customer requirements and use cases.
• Implementing automated provisioning of end-point by using custom provisioning flows, SCIM or JIT capabilities.
• Strong experience with C#, Java, or another object oriented programming language preferred
• Experience with JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, or other scripting languages preferred
• Developing presentations to senior client contacts
• Experience in integrating with various identity and provisioning solutions is a plus.
• Okta/Ping/Microsoft Certified Consultants are strongly preferred
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Strong potential for growth and acceptance of additional responsibilities.
• Ability to take a broad view of his/her position and take initiative to communicate, interact and cooperate with others; to work in a team environment.
• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in computer science, information systems, math, decision sciences, risk management or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent), or equivalent experience.

If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success, and moves the industry forward, find your place at Optiv! As a market-leading provider of cyber security solutions, Optiv has the most comprehensive ecosystem of security products and partners to deliver unparalleled services. Our rich and successful history with our clients is based on trust, serving more than 12,000 clients of varying sizes and industries, including commercial, government, and education. We have the proven expertise to plan, build, and run successful security programs across Risk Management, Cyber Digital Transformation, Threat Management, Security Operations - Managed Services, and Identity and Data Management.With Optiv you can expect:• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Affinity groups including, Black Employee Network, Disabled Employee Network, Latino Employee Network, Optiv Pride (LGBTQIA+), Veterans Support Network, and Women's Network.• Work/life balance. • Professional training resources• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remote/from home (where applicable)Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.