Principal Engineer - Okta/Siteminder | On-Site, Bangalore
Optiv
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Apr 2, 2025
At Optiv, we’re on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secure. We’re one of the fastest growing companies in a truly essential industry.
In your role at Optiv, you’ll be inspired by a team of the brightest business and technical minds in cyber security. We are passionate champions for our clients and know from experience that the best solutions for our clients’ needs come from working hard together. As part of our team, your voice matters, and you will do important work that has impact, on people, businesses and nations. Our industry and our company move fast, and you can be sure that you will always have room to learn and grow. We’re proud of our team and the important work we do to build confidence for a more connected world.
How you’ll make an impact
- Lead engineering team by prioritizing clients work requests, projects and service tasks.
- Work closely with Management, Service Delivery and other Principal Engineers in defining processes and procedures for internal projects.
- Guide the design, development and review of complex security SIEM content.
- Analyzes and identifies areas of improvement with existing processes, procedures and documentation.
- Develop individual team, defining strategies and responsibilities to be successful and grow.
- Develops internal training methods to support Managed Services and their clients.
- Act as the point of escalation for other Engineers (Associate Engineer, Security Engineer, & Senior Engineer) and provide guidance and mentoring.
- Assist with client transition and onboarding serve as primary point of contact for Managed Security Service clients.
- This will require documentation of Account Governance processes and responsibility for report generation and notification to senior leadership about potential client Service Level Agreement (SLA) issues.
- Explain and demonstrate how to use various Enterprise Security products to both technical and relatively non-technical personnel.
- Provide remote consulting services via interactive client sessions to assist with implementation of multiple product vendors and technologies.
- Implement and configure enterprise security software and appliance-based products in large enterprise and Government environments.
What we’re looking for
- Bachelor's Degree / College degree or equivalent required
- 8-10 years Professional experience in the Information Security field and within discipline required
- 7-10 years Advanced information security knowledge in one or more areas to include: Okta, Site Minder, Ping etc.
- User and Group Management: Creating, managing, and deleting users and groups. Assigning roles and permissions to users and groups. Understanding user attributes and their impact on access.
- Security Policies: Implementing and enforcing security policies, such as password policies and sign-on policies. Leveraging Okta's security policy framework to strengthen security posture. Understanding and implementing MFA and adaptive authentication.
- Federation: Configuring and managing SSO for various applications. Understanding different federation protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth). Managing user access to applications through Okta.
- Application Integration: Integrating applications with Okta for SSO and user provisioning.
- Understanding different application types and their integration requirements. Automating user provisioning and deprovisioning.
- User Lifecycle Management: Managing user lifecycles, including onboarding, offboarding, and role changes. Understanding and implementing user provisioning and deprovisioning workflows.
- Okta API: Using the Okta API to automate tasks and integrate with other systems. Understanding API authentication and authorization.
- Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving issues related to Okta configuration and functionality. Understanding Okta logs and troubleshooting tools.
- Okta Workflows: Automating complex identity processes using Okta Workflows. Building custom connectors and integrations.
- Okta Universal Directory: Managing user identities across multiple directories.
Understanding and implementing federation with different identity providers. - Okta Access Gateway: Securing access to internal applications. Implementing fine-grained access control policies.
- Okta Advanced Server Access: Securing access to servers and infrastructure. Implementing role-based access control for servers.
- Okta Fast pass: Implementing password less authentication. Understanding and managing Fast pass policies.
- Okta B2B Integration: Managing access for business-to-business (B2B) users. Understanding and implementing B2B workflows.
- Understanding of network architecture and implementation is a must; ideal candidate will have worked with network security analysis.
- Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills. Superior IT problem-solving skills. Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems
- An understanding of a wide array of server grade applications such as: DBMS, Exchange, DNS, SMTP, IIS, Apache, SharePoint, Active Directory, Identity Management, Patch Management, LDAP, SQL, and others
- Experience with various SIEM security products such as: ArcSight, QRadar, Nitro, Splunk, LogRhythm and infrastructure components such as proxies, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP etc.
What you can expect from Optiv
- A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
- Work/life balance
- Professional training resources
- Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
- Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
- The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
EEO Statement
Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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