Senior Specialist Solutions Engineer, Okta
Customer Identity
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Job no longer available
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- The Specialist Solutions Engineer has a background in Development and is passionate and knowledgeable about Customer Identity
- 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
Desirable
- 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)
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. They aim to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
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Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company values
- Love our customers
- Never stop innovating
- Act with integrity
- Be transparent
- Empower our people
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Founders
Todd McKinnon
(CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
People progressing
Joined as Senior Manager, Recruiting EMEA and promoted to Director, Recruiting EMEA after 3 years. Promoted again to Senior Director, Recruiting EMEA after another 3 years.
Diversity & Inclusion at Okta
- Workforce: We believe in recruiting diverse talent to create balanced teams
- Workplace: We support and empower employees to be authentic and grow through open conversations and education
- Marketplace: We go to market and sell to diverse audiences
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