Okta Architect

🕒 March 4

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $106.3k - $221.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏛️ Architect

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Accenture Federal Services

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2017

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏛️ Government

Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Government

Accenture Federal Services is a division of Accenture that focuses on delivering technology and consulting services to the U. S. federal government. With capabilities in cloud, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and emerging technologies, Accenture Federal Services supports federal agencies in achieving mission-critical outcomes through innovation and technological advancement. The company emphasizes building secure, scalable solutions, enhancing decision-making with data-driven insights, and transforming digital infrastructures to meet complex governmental needs. By leveraging advanced R&D and human-centered design, they aim to improve the performance and resilience of government operations.

📋 Description

• Architect, design and implement Okta Workforce Identity Cloud and Customer Identity solutions • Develop scalable identity workflows, lifecycle management, and governance processes • Create authentication and authorization strategies aligned with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles • Map Okta authentication policies to NIST SP 800-63 assurance levels and federal compliance requirements • Architect and implement SSO, MFA, and provisioning integrations across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises applications • Drive automation initiatives using Terraform and GitOps pipelines for efficient Okta configuration management • Implement advanced security measures, including phishing-resistant MFA (e.g., FIDO2, Okta FastPass) and passwordless authentication • Ensure compliance with federal security frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, and other industry standards • Develop risk-based access policies, continuous authentication, and session management strategies • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for Okta and IAM best practices • Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional teams • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver secure identity solutions • Support audits, logging, monitoring, and compliance reporting using Okta System Logs and event data

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years designing and implementing Okta solutions in large-scale enterprise environments • Deep knowledge of authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, WS-Federation) • Expertise in RBAC and ABAC models using Okta groups, attributes, and dynamic rules • Strong understanding of identity governance, lifecycle management, and security best practices • Experience with multi-cloud identity architecture and risk-based adaptive authentication (AWS and/or Azure, GCP, OCI) • Familiarity with IGA tools (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt) and integration with Okta • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines for IAM automation • Ability to design custom Okta integrations using SDKs and APIs • Proficiency in implementing advanced passwordless strategies

🏖️ Benefits

• Wide variety of benefits • Health insurance • 401(k) matching