Senior Solutions Engineer, Auth0 at Okta
United States
$152k - $256k
<p><span><strong>Get to know Okta<br/><br/></strong></span>Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.<br/><br/>At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. <br/><br/>Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.</p><p><strong>The Solutions Engineering Team </strong></p> <p>The Global Presales organization at Okta brings together a diverse group of experts, including Solutions Engineers, the Office of the Field CTO, Alliances, Architects, and more, who combine deep technical expertise with strategic business insight. This team serves as trusted advisors to a wide range of customers and partners, helping them unlock the full potential of Okta’s Identity Platform. By asking insightful questions, understanding complex challenges, and delivering tailored solutions, we empower organizations to address their unique identity needs. Empathy, collaboration, and a relentless focus on customer success drive our work and set us apart.</p> <p><strong>The Solutions Engineer, Okta Opportunity</strong></p> <p>Reporting to the Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, as a Solutions Engineer, you will be part of the presales team that delivers sales presentations and product demonstrations. You will educate customers on the best ways to implement Okta customer identity and access management solutions. </p> <p><strong>What you’ll be doing: </strong></p> <p><strong>Strategic Customer Engagement:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Support strategic customer conversations aligning with technical and engineering leaders and stakeholders.</li> <li>Deliver on emerging trends, industry best practices, and identity-driven digital transformation.</li> <li>Assist in preparing executive-level messaging and participate in strategic discussions to align Okta’s solutions with customer business outcomes.</li> <li>Develop customer-centric points of view that translate Okta’s solutions to customer problems.</li> <li>Lead deep technical Q&A discovery sessions for prospective customers to uncover their business requirements and communicate the value of solving for those requirements with Okta CIAM solutions.</li> <li>Deliver interactive presentations and custom product demonstrations, tailoring communication to all levels of technical and customer identity expertise.</li> <li>Whiteboard solution architecture, modeling how Okta’s CIAM solution will support their business requirements</li> <li>Design, build, and execute well-defined, outcome-focused POCs</li> <li>Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the Okta customer identity product lines and the underlying technologies and protocols</li> <li>Craft engaging solution content to position Okta’s value across multiple business units, including software engineering, operations, product management, and business stakeholders</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Technical Leadership:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Provide strategic and technical guidance to Solutions Engineering teams across both the Okta and Auth0 identity platforms.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Deliver impactful keynote presentations, webinars, and technical sessions at industry and customer events.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Field Enablement and Collaboration:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Contribute to frameworks, tools, and content to support Solutions Engineering teams in executing effectively.</li> <li>Partner with sales leadership to identify and address critical business opportunities and challenges.</li> <li>Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless execution of global initiatives.</li> <li>Innovate in tools and techniques to drive excellence and momentum</li> <li>Partner with Enablement and Field CTO teams to drive regional events and align product messaging for regional GTM and SE teams.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Market Influence:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Represent Okta as a thought leader in the identity and security space.</li> <li>Influence industry standards and participate in relevant technical advisory boards.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Innovation and Strategy:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Partner closely with OFCTO teams as an advocate for customer-driven innovation, market trends, and GTM insights to provide input to influence product teams.</li> <li>Support, derive, and champion strategic initiatives that enhance Okta’s differentiation and business impact.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>What You'll Bring to the Role</strong></p> <ul> <li>3+ years of experience in a presales or customer-facing role, including at least 3 years experience with CIAM projects</li> <li>3+ years of development experience, preferably focused on application integration with identity services</li> <li>3+ years of experience working with REST APIs and SDKs </li> <li>Experience with customer identity and access management solutions (Okta/Auth0)</li> <li>Experience with authentication or authorization protocols (OAuth, OIDC, SAML)</li> <li>Ability to communicate complex ideas and solutions, incorporating whiteboarding, practical examples, and product demonstrations</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems with innovative solutions</li> <li>Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience contributing to technical events.</li> <li>Ability to effectively operate in a matrixed organization and manage cross-functional initiatives.</li> <li>Travel expectation: up to 40% for customer meetings, industry events, and internal off-sites.</li> <li>This is a remote position.</li> </ul> <p><strong>And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following! </strong></p> <ul> <li>Full-stack web application development experience (frontend and backend)</li> <li>Mobile (iOS, Android) development</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to architect and integrate scalable CIAM solutions, leveraging API-first approaches across web, mobile, and cloud platforms.</li> <li>Expertise in AI-driven customer experience integration with Auth0, including AI agents for internal or external use-cases, MCP servers, and Fine-Grained Authorization</li> </ul> <p>#LI-Remote</p> <p>#LI-CM</p> <p>P10097_3312551</p>The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:<span>$170,000</span><span>—</span><span>$256,000 USD</span><p><span>Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: </span><a href="https://rewards.okta.com/us"><span>https://rewards.okta.com/us</span></a><span>. <br/></span></p>The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:<span>$152,000</span><span>—</span><span>$228,000 USD</span><p><strong><span>What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span>Amazing <a href="https://rewards.okta.com/" target="_blank">Benefits</a></span></li> <li><span>Making <a href="https://www.okta.com/okta-for-good/" target="_blank">Social Impact</a></span></li> <li>Developing <a href="https://www.okta.com/company/">Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta</a></li> </ul> <p>Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta<a href="https://www.okta.com/company/careers/" target="_blank"> today! </a><a href="https://www.okta.com/company/careers/">https://www.okta.com/company/careers/</a>.<br/><br/>Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.</p> <p>Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. <br/><br/>If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EfiEYZrIyhA2X4Fijk0R3RKYOzNoS3wtvyM4nhbZnXE/edit" target="_blank"> Form</a> to request an accommodation.<br/><br/>Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at <a href="https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/" target="_blank">https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.</a></p>
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