Solutions Engineer, Auth

Position: Solutions Engineer, Auth0
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

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The Solutions Engineering Team We believe Solutions Engineers at Okta are involved in all stages of the customer’s digital transformation. Solutions Engineers are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers virtually and in-person. We are looking for great teammates who can build and deliver sales presentations and customized product demonstrations to help educate Okta’s Customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on best practices during their cloud security technology journey.

We believe Okta’s Solutions Engineers empathize with Customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed, clarifying questions while presenting solutions that specifically address those needs. Okta Solution Engineers have the rare combination of technical acumen and business insight; in a career where you can utilize both. As a Solutions Engineer at Okta, you will further develop each of these skills by advising a diverse set of customers on the value they will gain by using Okta’s Identity Platform.

The Solutions Engineer, Auth0 Opportunity Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Solutions Engineering, Auth0, the Solutions Engineer is a functional business consultant, with a passion for technology and the advanced ability to develop, position and demonstrate product-specific solutions during sales cycles, while achieving quarterly and annual sales goals for an assigned territory.

What you’ll be doing

Work alongside the sales team as the technical and domain expert of a customer-facing sales team to help Enterprise Customers understand the value of Okta’s solutions

Understand customer challenges and business issues and provide product demonstrations to align our solutions with customer needs

Answer product feature and technical questions from customers, partners and Okta colleagues

Plan and deliver Proof Of Concepts for customers who have more complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed

Provide feedback to product management about product enhancements that can address customer needs and provide additional value

Share and learn best practices and re-usable assets with other Solutions Engineers to enhance the quality and efficiency of the team

Stay current on competitive analysis and market differentiation

Support marketing events including executive briefings, conferences, user groups, and trade shows

At times, be asked to learn and lead your team as a subject matter expert (SME) with various product solutions and/or competitive knowledge

What you’ll bring to the role:

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Expertise:5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in IAM.Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.

Experience with lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.

Technical Proficiency:

Hands-on experience in one or more of the following development areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks), mobile (iOS, Android), backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby), or IP-based real-time communications.

Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs.Deployed applications on cloud platforms (AWS,…