Okta · 5 days ago
Solutions Engineer- SLED
Chicago, Illinois
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$152K/yr - $228K/yr
3+ years expOkta is The World’s Identity Company, focused on providing secure access and authentication solutions. The Solutions Engineer will work closely with the sales team to demonstrate Okta’s products to customers, addressing their technical needs and helping them through their cloud security journey.
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 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
3-5+ years pre-sales engineering experience
A passion to serve the Customer, demonstrated in a customer-facing role, such as consulting or support, but ideally in a pre-sales capacity
An ability to quickly communicate complex ideas around a technical topic, ideally on the fly, using a whiteboard
Deployed apps in cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, etc
Experience with at least one standard network security protocol. (eg. OAuth, OAuth2, SAML, LDAP)
Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs
Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks) development, mobile (iOS, Android) development, backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby) development, IP-based real-time communications
An understanding of core security concerns within a typical application. (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)
Exceptional communicator
Confident dispensing knowledge to a highly skilled and experienced audience, presenting to large rooms filled with experts in the field
Territory management skills, including pipeline building and working with Sales counterparts to guide execution excellence
Typically 25% travel
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is preferred
Preferred
Hands-on experience with Generative AI or LLM technology such as LangChain, GenKit, LlamaIndex, etc
Experience integrating with microservices, data lakes, or customer data platforms
Developed ReBAC or Fine Grain Authorization models
Diagramming experience for user journey flows, complex architecture diagrams, etc
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.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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
Leadership Team
Todd McKinnon
CEO & Co-Founder
Frederic Kerrest
Vice-Chairman & Co-Founder
Recent News
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