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Senior Specialist Solutions Engineer - Customer Identity

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. 

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Senior Specialist Solutions Engineer - Customer Identity

The Specialist Solutions Engineer has a background in Development and is passionate and knowledgeable about Customer Identity. In this role, the Specialist Solutions Engineer will be a technical expert who can engage with Okta's broader field team and breadth of technical influencers in our customers to help them address their identity management challenges, driving a clear technical preference for Okta's Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) offering.

This individual will be the go-to Customer Identity Cloud Specialist, supporting the Benelux region. The Specialist Solutions Engineer will support and enable the field teams to execute today and grow to meet Okta's future needs. They will define and maintain a high bar for expectations and support the team in achieving them.  

What you’ll be doing 

  • Support the Core SE and AE with complex technical engagements.
  • Whiteboard solutions, modeling how Okta's Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) will support their current architecture requirements and use cases.
  • Lead Q&A sessions with prospective customers to understand their requirements.
  • Deliver interactive presentations and solution demonstrations to all levels of an organization.
  • Execute well-defined, outcome-focused PoCs and PoVs.
  • Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the Okta Customer Identity Cloud product line and the underlying technologies and protocols.
  • Use this deep understanding to champion the Customer Identity Cloud solution internally within the Benelux region, enabling Solutions Engineers on new developments.
  • Support and encourage strong feedback loops between Solutions Engineering, Product, Engineering, Marketing and Professional Services organizations.
  • Stay current on industry trends through self-study, research, and online courses.
  • Proactive engagement in local and regional sales and marketing events
  • Work from home or in the office with up to 25% travel within the region.

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Fluent in English and Dutch
  • Proficient with at least one backend stack (such as Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby) and a popular frontend stack (such as React, Angular, Vue)
  • Experience with authentication protocols such as OAuth2.0, SAML or OpenID Connect.
  • Experience working with REST APIs and SDKs.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas and solutions, incorporating whiteboarding, practical examples, and product demonstrations
  • Experience in a customer-facing role such as consulting, support, teaching, or pre-sales
  • You're a natural at building relationships, listening, and managing time well.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following! 

  • Experience working in a Pre-Sales role as Sales Engineer or Solutions Engineer
  • Experience in mobile (iOS, Android) development
  • Experience working with HTTP, HTML, and REST services. This includes using the dev tools in a browser to explain HTTP traffic and an HTTP client (like curl or Postman) to interact with an HTTP service.
  • Understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)

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What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/

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