Senior Identity Engineer

Plano, Texas | Yarmouth, Maine | Troy, Michigan | Latham, New York | Remote

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• Serve as the technical owner and subject matter expert for Okta (Workforce Identity + Identity Governance), Microsoft Entra ID, and Active Directory.
• Architect and operate the UKG Okta AD identity lifecycle pipeline, including UKG Pro connector validation, attribute mapping, Universal Directory profile design, and Okta AD Agent write-back.
• Design and build Okta Workflows for Joiner / Mover / Leaver automation, including SCIM provisioning, HTTP connector flows, and migration of Azure Runbooks into Okta Workflows.
• Engineer application bridges for downstream targets Okta does not natively integrate, such as with Lambda and Azure Functions.
• Ownership of SSO strategy (SAML, OIDC, SCIM, Federation), application onboarding standards, and the Okta application catalog.
• Design and maintain authentication and access policies. Multifactor Authentication, adaptive risk-based authentication, network zones and authenticator enrollment policies.
• Lead Active Directory hygiene and remediation: stale account cleanup, group rationalization, GPO linkage reviews, SPN management, OU placement standards, and contractor census alignment.
• Build and operate identity dashboards across AD / Okta / Entra ID for operational visibility and license utilization.
• Maintain non-production tenants for testing, validation, and change rehearsal prior to production cutover.
• Mentor IT Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers across Okta, Entra ID, and AD.
• Participate in Agile/Scrumban ceremonies using JSM/Jira as the system of record.
• Document and maintain architecture diagrams, configuration baselines, runbooks, SOPs, and training paths.
• Participate in IT projects, change management, incident response, and on-call rotation for identity platform issues.

• Minimum 5 years of IT experience with a meaningful portion dedicated to identity and access management in a mid-to-large sized enterprise.
• Hands-on experience with Okta --Workforce Identity, Universal Directory, Lifecycle Management, Workflows, Access Gateway, Okta Identity Engine.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID - Conditional Access, app registrations, enterprise apps, PIM, B2B, hybrid join.
• Active Directory engineering experience - multi-domain/multi-forest, Group Policy, Sites & Services, ADFS, AD/Entra Connect, PowerShell.
• Working knowledge of AWS IAM, IAM Identity Center, AWS Managed AD, and federation patterns.
• Production experience designing and operating SAML 2.0, OIDC/OAuth 2.0, SCIM 2.0, and WS-Fed integrations.
• Experience automating identity lifecycle (Joiner / Mover / Leaver) from an HRIS source.
• Strong scripting/automation skills: PowerShell (required) and at least one of Python, JavaScript, Terraform, and/or JSON.
• Experience with MFA platforms and modern authenticators (Okta Verify, Microsoft Authenticator, FIDO2 / hardware-based keys).
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks: NIST CSF, SOC 2, SOX, CJIS, FedRAMP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and documentation discipline.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Linux and macOS.
• Some travel is required.
• Will be required to undergo and satisfactorily pass a fingerprint background check (for CJIS requirements).

Certifications

• Okta Certified Professional / Administrator / Consultant / Architect
• Microsoft SC-300 - Identity & Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft AZ-500 - Azure Security Engineer
• Microsoft AZ-800 / AZ-801 - Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02)
• CISSP, SANS GIAC (GCIA / GCIH / GPCS), or equivalent)

Salary will generally fall between $102,718 - $140,000 before adjustment for geographic differences. Recruiter can confirm if position is incentive eligible.

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