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Technical Consultant

Okta23 days ago
Toronto
Mid Level

Top Benefits

Work from home opportunities
Health + Wellness
Financial Benefits

About the role

Who you are

  • 5-7 years experience as a technical consultant delivering solutions to external customers
  • Experience with technologies and protocols to support identity federation and robust access control models (e.g., OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, WS-Federation)
  • Software development experience (Java, Ruby, .Net, PHP, REST/JSON, etc)
  • Some knowledge of enterprise web technologies, security and cutting-edge infrastructures
  • Experience with JavaScript and one of the major JavaScript MVC frameworks (Backbone, Angular, Ember, React, etc.)
  • Ability to work independently and multi-functionally supporting the development of client work you're doing
  • Knowledge of typical enterprise identity life cycle management processes and standards
  • Ability to Multi-task and manage multiple customer engagements is a requirement
  • Able and willing to be a hands-on contributor
  • Superb communication skills, including issue tracking, triaging and crisis management
  • Experience in Process Improvement, Decision-making, Managing Processes, Planning, Analyzing Information and Developing Standards
  • Experience in designing and implementing security and identity management solutions to support critical systems and business programs
  • Experience in delivering Okta CIC/Auth0 implementations for organizations
  • Experience with Node JS runtime environment
  • Mobile development experience preferred (iOS and Android)
  • Exhibits confidence and an extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems
  • Asks probing questions to elicit facts and clarify a situation
  • Identifies critical issues with ease
  • Engages appropriate resources to obtain information, seek suggestions and acquire assistance
  • Pushes creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and customer mindsets
  • Communicates with internal and external customers and all levels of management
  • Effectively communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
  • Delivers informative, well-organized presentations
  • Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information thoughtfully
  • Uses active listening skills to figure out and understand the customer's business goals, objectives and priorities
  • Facilitates effective team interaction
  • Communicates effectively with customers to identify needs and evaluate alternative technical solutions with customers
  • Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships
  • Manages client expectations effectively
  • A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline required

What the job involves

  • In this role, you will be tasked with providing hands-on implementation and deployment services to our customers
  • We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and hands-on leader who can rapidly learn the Okta platform, our technology and the value proposition that we bring to customers of all sizes
  • You will lead multiple concurrent customer deployment projects with the number one goal to ensure long-term customer success
  • Additionally you will engage with the full Customer Success team in order to assure a smooth transition post-deployment to the support/maintenance phases
  • Finally, you will also be responsible for the continuous improvement of delivery processes and methods
  • Work hands on with Okta customers, primarily in a post-sales role, to provide innovative consulting services
  • Gather, analyze, and document post-sales requirements
  • Communicate to customers and partners at the technical and/or functional level appropriate for the situation
  • Be dedicated to providing excellent design and deployment solutions resulting in extraordinary customer satisfaction
  • Be prompt and deliver high quality service and leadership to align with customer goals and requests
  • Manage project scope, schedule, status, and documentation
  • Mentor and train customers on the service
  • Act as a liaison between Customers and Product Management to drive product development
  • Lead interaction and collaboration with other Okta teams such as Engineering and Support as needed to address escalated issues
  • Interact with management and other roles within the customer organization and Okta
  • Collaborate with the sales team on existing customers up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
  • Perform hands on technical design, configuration, and troubleshooting of the Okta service
  • Shape and Influence Okta’s growth and scalability, by designing new offerings, and finding new ways to deliver amazing customer satisfaction
  • Manage multiple concurrent deployment projects
  • Apply knowledge of technologies and protocols to support identity federation and robust access control models, such as SAML 2.0, WS-Federation, OAuth, and OpenID Connect
  • While providing customer service, apply knowledge of cloud architectures as well as complex enterprise on-premise IT landscapes
  • Apply software development experience (Java, Ruby, .Net, PHP, REST/JSON, etc) when working with customers
  • Utilize knowledge of typical enterprise identity life cycle management processes and standards
  • Apply experience with JavaScript and one of the major JavaScript MVC frameworks (Backbone, Angular, Ember, React, etc.) when working on customer integrations
  • May provide mentoring, guidance, and expertise to less experienced team members
  • Ensure quality and time management processes are followed by team (e.g., change controls, time tracking)
  • Commit to and use a knowledge repository for deployment standard methodologies and other customer ideas as continuous improvement
  • 25% future travel required to customer sites

Benefits

  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health + Wellness
  • Financial Benefits
  • Pay + Incentives
  • Time Off
  • Everyday Living
  • Resources

About Okta

Software Development
5001-10,000

Okta gives you a neutral, powerful and extensible platform that puts identity at the heart of your stack. No matter what industry, use case, or level of support you need, we’ve got you covered.