Identity Senior Solution Specialist -On-Premises Hybrid Access

As a Senior Solution Specialist, you will be part of the presales team that delivers sales presentations and product demonstrations to educate customers on how Okta can secure complex on-premises environments like SAP, Oracle EBS, and custom web apps. You will report to the Manager in the OFCTO organization.

What youll be doing

1. Strategic Customer Engagement:

- Modernization Discovery: Lead technical sessions with infrastructure and security leaders to uncover challenges related to aging WAM stacks (e.g., CA Siteminder, PingAccess, OAM).
- Tailored Hybrid Architecture: Deliver customized demonstrations and architectural sessions focused on Okta Access Gateway (OAG) and its ability to bridge legacy applications to modern identity.
- Proof of Concepts (POCs): Design and execute outcome-focused POCs that prove Oktas value in securing header-based applications and complex on-premises ERP systems like SAP and Oracle EBS.
- Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the Okta identity product lines and the underlying technologies and protocols
- Craft engaging solution content to position Oktas value across multiple business units, including software engineering, operations, product management, and business stakeholders

Asset Delivery:

- Create and maintain reusable and purpose built demonstration system to be leveraged by all of presales
- Create and maintain diagrams and documentation to support patterns and strategies
- Build templates for proofs of concept and other unique customer engagement demands
- Create and maintain A.I. based delivery and enablement functionality

- Technical Leadership:

- Provide strategic and technical guidance to Solutions Engineering teams across the Okta identity platforms.
- Collaborate with the Global Office of Field CTO office team to deliver actionable insights from the field, validate customer needs,



and identify recurring trends for the Okta Product Engineering teams.
- Deliver impactful keynote presentations, webinars, and technical sessions at industry and customer events.

- Field Enablement and Collaboration:

- Contribute to frameworks, tools, and content to support Solutions Engineering teams in executing effectively.
- Partner with sales leadership to identify and address critical business opportunities and challenges.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless execution of global initiatives.
- Innovate in tools and techniques to drive excellence and momentum
- Partner with Enablement and Field CTO teams to drive regional events and align product messaging for regional GTM and SE teams.

- Market Influence:

- Represent Okta as a thought leader in the identity and security space.
- Influence industry standards and participate in relevant technical advisory boards.

- Innovation and Strategy:

- Partner closely with OFCTO teams as an advocate for customer-driven innovation, market trends, and GTM insights to provide input to influence product teams.
- Support, derive, and champion strategic initiatives that enhance Oktas differentiation and business impact.

Position Requirements:

Legacy WAM Hybrid Identity Mastery

- Legacy WAM Hybrid Identity Master
- Web Access Management (WAM) Expert: Deep, expert-level understanding of legacy access tools such as CA Siteminder, Oracle Access Manager (OAM), and PingAccess.
- Hybrid Ecosystems:



Proficiency in managing identity synchronization and access between on-premises environments (Active Directory, LDAP) and the cloud.
- Protocol Expertise: Mastery of Kerberos, header-based authentication, and bridging these to modern protocols like OIDC/SAML.

Complex on-premises application integration

- Enterprise Apps: Hands-on experience securing and integrating heavy enterprise suites such as SAP, Oracle EBS, and PeopleSoft.Proxy Gateway Tech: Strong understanding of reverse proxies, load balancers, and Okta Access Gateway (OAG) deployment models.Network Infrastructure: Solid grasp of SSL/TLS termination, certificate management, and on-premises network security.

- Identity Threat Detection Response (ITDR)
- Threat Landscape Knowledge: A thorough understanding of modern identity attack vectors, including phishing, token theft, MFA bypass techniques, and lateral movement.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Strong understanding of IAM roles within AWS, Azure, and GCP, and how they contribute to the NHI attack surface.
- Security Ecosystem Integration: Proficiency in designing solutions that integrate identity platforms with SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel) and SOAR tools for automated threat response.

- Solid communication and presentation skills, with experience contributing to technical events.
- Travel expectation: up to 40% for customer meetings, industry events, and internal off-sites.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

- Modern Automation: Experience with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for managing gateway configurations or security integrations.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with Terraform or Pulumi for managing identity infrastructure.

- Certified Identity Professional (CIDPRO), CISSP, CCSP, or CISM.
- Scripting or automation skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for security integrations.

📌 Senior Identity Specialist -OnPremises (Bengaluru)
🏢 Okta
📍 Bengaluru