Okta Engineer

Job Title:
Okta Engineer

Location: 100% Remote

Duration:
Long Term Contract

Clearance:
Active DHS clearance required

Interview:
Phone + Video

We are seeking an experienced Okta Engineer to support identity and access management (IAM) initiatives for a DHS environment. The engineer will design, implement, configure, and maintain Okta-based identity solutions while ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.

• Design, configure, and administer Okta Identity Cloud and IAM solutions.
• Manage SSO, MFA, Adaptive MFA, Universal Directory, and Lifecycle Management
  .
• Configure SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM integrations.
• Integrate Okta with enterprise and federal applications.
• Support user provisioning, de-provisioning, and access workflows.
• Troubleshoot authentication, federation, and access-related issues.
• Develop and maintain Okta Workflows and automation.
• Implement IAM solutions aligned with Zero Trust, NIST, and federal security requirements
  .
• Support security audits, documentation, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and Dev Ops teams.

• 5+ years of experience in IAM/Okta engineering
  .
• Strong hands‑on experience with Okta administration and implementation.
• Experience with SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, REST APIs
  , and federation.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory/Azure AD (Entra ).
• Experience with MFA, SSO, RBAC, provisioning, and identity lifecycle management.
• Experience with scripting/automation using Power Shell, Python, or similar
  .
• Understanding of Zero Trust and NIST security frameworks
  .
• Excellent troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Active DHS clearance required.

• Federal/DHS environment experience.
• Experience with Okta Workforce Identity
  .
• Okta certification such as Okta Certified Professional/Administrator
  .
• Experience with Service Now, Splunk, AWS/Azure
  , or CI/CD environments.
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53
  , and federal IAM controls.