# Identity Solutions Architect

**Company**: Okta
**Location**: Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $242,000-$332,000 USD (San Francisco Bay area), $216,000-$297,000 USD (other locations)
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

## Job Summary

We are seeking an Identity Solutions Architect to join our Identity team, which focuses on securing the world's identity connections and building a foundational trust layer for the modern enterprise.

## Key Responsibilities

As an Identity Solutions Architect, you will drive the technical execution of our Identity Security & Agentic Identity portfolio, working closely with our Principal Product Manager and engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include:

- Architecting technical blueprints and deployment strategies for Okta's premier identity security offerings

- Defining secure authentication and authorization patterns for AI Agent & Agentic Identity Security

- Designing token exchange patterns, security gateways, and implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

- Deploying Identity Threat Protection (ITP) and Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM)

- Leading the technical effort to open-source internal innovations and build a community around them

- Collaborating with strategic engineering and identity infrastructure teams at major enterprise tech companies

## Requirements

- 8+ years of overall IT/software development and technical architecture experience, with 3+ years specifically focused on IAM/Security Architecture

- Proven track record of securing non-human identities (NHIs) or machine-to-machine infrastructure in production

- Deep, hands-on knowledge of core protocols: OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, mTLS, JWT, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)

- Strong technical understanding of modern identity threat vectors (AiTM phishing, info-stealer malware, session hijacking)

- Ability to author clear Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and influence at the VP/CTO level

- Elite verbal and written communication skills

## Benefits

Okta offers a range of benefits, including:

- Health, dental, and vision insurance

- 401(k)

- Flexible spending account

- Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

## Salary Range

The annual base salary range for this position varies by location:

- San Francisco Bay area: $242,000-$332,000 USD

- California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington: $216,000-$297,000 USD

## Skills

### Required
- IAM/Security Architecture
- OAuth2/OIDC
- SAML
- mTLS
- JWT
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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