Senior Solutions Engineer, Okta

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Responsibilities

• ▹Support customers throughout the sales journey (discovery, validation, proposal, due diligence), demonstrating the value of the Okta Platform through live demos and presentations
• ▹Communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the customer's organization, including executives, security, developers, product managers and IT administrators
• ▹Bridge the gap between business and technology for audiences from security engineers and developers to CISOs and CIOs
• ▹Partner with the sales team as the go-to technical counterpart, enabling customers to validate the platform
• ▹Address Okta Workforce Identity product features and in-depth technical questions
• ▹Design and execute well-defined, outcome-driven Proofs of Concept (POCs)
• ▹Develop a growing understanding of the Okta product line and the underlying technologies and protocols
• ▹Occasionally take part in local and regional events as a speaker and attendee
• ▹Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to provide customer feedback and influence product roadmaps

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience or a similar customer-facing technical role (e.g. consulting, professional services)
• ▹Strong passion for serving customers and partners
• ▹Strong communication, presentation and problem-solving skills, able to simplify complex technical concepts, even on a whiteboard
• ▹Problem-solving aptitude to troubleshoot integration and identity federation issues
• ▹Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a related field
• ▹Interest in Identity and Access Management, cloud technologies and security concepts
• ▹Experience or knowledge of enterprise systems (e.g. Active Directory, HRIS, SaaS applications)
• ▹Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture and modern security concepts
• ▹Fluency in Polish and English (required)

Nice to have

• ▹Familiarity with Okta Single Sign-on, Multi-factor Authentication, Passwordless authentication, Universal Directory, Privileged Access, Device Access (or similar)
• ▹Experience working with customers in any capacity (sales, consulting, support, project management, university projects involving stakeholders)
• ▹Understanding of identity protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, FIDO, SCIM, LDAP)
• ▹Understanding of identity-related cybersecurity topics (phishing, MFA bypass attacks, privilege escalation)
• ▹Experience with REST APIs, Postman or scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, PowerShell)
• ▹Familiarity with AI tools and a basic understanding of how they work
• ▹Fluency in an additional European language (Dutch, French or German preferred)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Equity (where applicable)
• ▹Comprehensive healthcare coverage and financial benefits
• ▹Paid time off and parental leave
• ▹Professional development opportunities
• ▹Immersive in-person onboarding
• ▹Hybrid working model

About the company

Okta is an identity security company that builds trusted, neutral infrastructure to help organizations adopt AI safely. It has over 20 offices worldwide.