Principal Consultant - Okta/Auth0- Optiv Consulting | Remote, USA

About the role

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, Practice Managers, and Technical Managers 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 our quality standards, by reviewing the work provided by other members.

How you'll make an impact

• Comfortably deliver solo-based work or act as "point" for complex projects
• Act as technical escalation point to assist other consultants.
• Lead in capacity planning and HW specification recommendation efforts.
• Lead in all technology deployment activities, connector configuration, custom rule development, workflow configuration and development, and third-party system integration.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing and bug-related engineering efforts.
• Design, implement and educate on specific technology build processes, code migration, and source control use.
• Effectively provide knowledge transfer and post-production support activities as necessary.
• Excellent team communicator.
• Mentor less experienced consultants
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional associations such as ISSA.
• Obtain and maintain top tier vendor certification.
• Consistently complete administrative project tasks like time and expense entry, status reporting, and project completion reporting.
• Act as contributor in Optiv communities for solutions of focus.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 5+ years' experience related to designing, implementing or supporting Access Management and Federation solutions, or 3+ years direct Access Management consulting experience.
• Strong understanding of Authentication, Authorization, MFA, SSO, Federation, and Directory Services concepts.
• Approximately 4-7 years of technical architecture experience.
• Knowledge of formal architecture documentation processes such as UML.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle.
• Effective at presenting information to different audiences at the correct level of detail (e.g., from engineering teams to executive management).
• Capable of defining strategic and tactical solutions, and knowing when each applies.
• Capable of supporting sales processes as relates to proof of concepts, demos, and proposal development.
• Experience in providing guidance in Ping strategy at a programmatic level; must have Ping deep dive experience; should have designed and implemented at least 5-6 large-scale projects.
• Java and PowerShell scripting experience.
• API driver experience.
• Python experience with API usage.

Experience must include a minimum of three years of

• Software development and implementation of one or more Access management and federation products
• Okta Architecture and design using the Okta platform
• Advanced Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions design; Phone-as-token methods, FIDO compliant, OAuth, One-time password (OTP), and/or Mobile Push
• Strong understanding of Okta Architecture, federation protocols and SSO
• Developing or integrating federated identity solutions using SAML, OAuth, or OpenID
• Working with web-services technologies such as REST and SOAP
• Working with various user directories and databases. Thorough understanding of Active Directory, Oracle Directory, Radiant Logic VDS, etc.

Certifications

• Okta certification is required upon hire or you must be willing to get it in the first month of the joining Optiv.
• CISSP is a plus.
• #LI-GN1

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups
• 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 remotely/from home (where applicable)