Okta · 1 day ago
Solutions Engineer, Auth0 (Central/West USA)
Okta is The World’s Identity Company, providing secure access and authentication solutions. The Solutions Engineer will work closely with the sales team to demonstrate product-specific solutions, understand customer challenges, and align Okta’s offerings with customer needs during the sales cycle.
CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Work alongside the sales team as the technical and domain expert of a customer-facing sales team to help Enterprise Customers understand the value of Okta’s solutions
Understand customer challenges and business issues and provide product demonstrations to align our solutions with customer needs
Answer product feature and technical questions from customers, partners and Okta colleagues
Plan and deliver Proof Of Concepts for customers who have more complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed
Provide feedback to product management about product enhancements that can address customer needs and provide additional value
Share and learn best practices and re-usable assets with other Solutions Engineers to enhance the quality and efficiency of the team
Stay current on competitive analysis and market differentiation
Support marketing events including executive briefings, conferences, user groups, and trade shows
At times, be asked to learn and lead your team as a subject matter expert (SME) with various product solutions and/or competitive knowledge
Qualification
Required
5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in IAM
Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML
Experience with lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning
Hands-on experience in one or more of the following development areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks), mobile (iOS, Android), backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby), or IP-based real-time communications
Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs
Deployed applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, etc.)
Understanding of core security concerns in applications (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
Passion for serving customers, demonstrated in a customer-facing role (ideally pre-sales, but consulting or support also valued)
Ability to quickly communicate complex technical ideas, including on-the-fly whiteboard explanations
Elite communication skills, confident in dispensing knowledge and presenting to highly skilled and experienced audiences
Territory management skills, including pipeline building and collaboration with sales counterparts for execution excellence
Diagramming experience for user journey flows, complex architecture diagrams, etc
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a comparable field is preferred
Typically 25% travel
Preferred
Experience with Auth0, Auth0 FGA, or OpenFGA
Hands-on experience with Generative AI or LLM technology (LangChain, GenKit, LlamaIndex, etc.)
Experience integrating with micro services, data lakes, or customer data platforms
Developed ReBAC or Fine-Grained Authorization models
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Flexible spending account
Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
Company
Okta
Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.23BKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2020-06-08Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2017-04-06IPO
2017-03-30Secondary Market
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