Hiring: Staff Identity Engineer Company: Okta Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 23:13:16 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, Azure AD, C, Compliance, FedRAMP, GCP, IAM, Infrastructure as Code, OAuth2, OIDC, Okta, SAML, SOC 2, Terraform, Zero Trust About the job Experience: •4+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-scale IAM solutions. •Deep expertise in managing complex enterprise Okta environments, including hands-on proficiency with Okta Identity Engine (OIE), Directory Integrations, Advanced Policies, Workflows, and Platform APIs. •Advanced expertise in modern authentication and authorization standards (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0) and phishing-resistant MFA paradigms (FIDO2/WebAuthn, Passkeys). •Proven experience defining identity controls as code using Terraform and Okta Workflows. Practical experience designing cloud IAM guardrails across multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and M2M/service-to-service authentication. •Solid background in session lifecycle security, token management/revocation strategies, and continuous access evaluations (CAEP/eSSO) to mitigate session hijacking. Required Skills: •As a Staff Engineer at Okta, you will be a technical authority within our internal IAM team, driving the architecture and execution of our identity fabric. •Champion our "Customer Zero" philosophy, partnering with product engineering to deploy Okta's newest features internally before they reach global markets. •Serve as a mentor, influence architectural decisions, and help determine the future of the platform. Qualifications: •U.S. soil status - the employee must be on U.S. soil, which means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, and be a U.S. person. •Working on a U.S. visa does NOT qualify as a U.S. person. •The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:: $161,000 USD - $221,000 USD Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!