Position: Senior Application Engineer
Company: Cprime studios
Category: Java
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2021-09-01T00:00:00+03:00

The Senior Okta Engineer will contribute to the overall success of the engineering organization by providing recommendations and key insight into the technological path of enterprise applications. This requires, but is not limited to: Okta SSO, Java, and Javascript programming languages. Active Directory, authentication/authorization, SSO (SAML 2.0, SCIM, OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect) and LDAP experience. You will also be involved in enterprise infrastructure SSO projects and will interact with various business, security, engineering and operational teams.
This includes, but is not limited to: Single Sign-On, authentication services directory services, logging services and general IT application design, architecture, capacity planning and operations.

Requirements:

- 5+ years of experience with Okta SSO technologies and products utilizing SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and SCIM open standards (Other IDPs a plus: Shibboleth/OpenSAML, OpenAM, OpenIDM, Okta, PingFederate/PingOne, OneLogin, ADFS, et al)
- 5+ years of Active Directory, authentication/authorization, SSO (SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0 + OpenID Connect) and LDAP experience
- 5+ years Python/GoLang/Java/Javascript programming language

- Ability to learn and apply new technologies or concepts quickly
- Ability to navigate the various business groups and engaging people from all over the firm
- Self-motivator who can run with tasks and escalations on their own
- Breadth of knowledge of various infrastructure services (apps, systems, storage, databases and workspace technology)
- Solid understanding of development and security theory/practice
- Ability to work on multiple requests simultaneously and balance conflicting demands
- Customer service oriented with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Upper-Intermediate level of English or higher
- Ability to work well and collaborate with other teams of various skill levels
- Strong analytical skills coupled with technical creativity and vision

Responsibilities:

- Operate as a technical expert on infrastructure projects pertaining to Okta security and governance, authentication services, directory services, and general IT application design, architecture, capacity planning and operations
- Member of the SSO team
- Maintain documentation on Confluence
- Participate in ongoing technology evaluations and keep up with technology trends and industry standards
- Perform infrastructure service design, implementation, performance analysis, optimization, operations, monitoring, problem resolution, upgrades, process management, and documentation
- Continually analyze and work to improve quality of services offered by Corporate IT
- Ensure new infrastructure technologies are adequately tested and integrated with other Infrastructure and Application Services
- Optimize or re-design existing infrastructure services as needed
- Build and track KPI's to service availability & reliability of infrastructure services
- Suggest improvements based on technology, best practices, or changing requirements
- Articulate and drive roadmaps with Product team for updates on advantages and potential opportunities for new technologies and automation
- Establish close working relationships with Security, Project Management, Product Management, and support teams
- Work with and manage outside consulting technical subject matter experts as needed
- Train/Mentor junior staff members as appropriate
- Build relationships across the business to proactively understand ongoing goals and needs in the enterprise application platforms.