# Senior Identity Specialist - On-Premises

**Company:** [Okta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/okta)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Okta Access Gateway, Ca Siteminder, Oracle Access Manager, Pingaccess, Active Directory, Ldap, Kerberos, OIDC, SAML, SAP, Oracle Ebs, Peoplesoft, Python, PowerShell, Terraform
**Posted:** 2026-08-28

> Leads presales discovery, demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and architectural guidance for securing complex on-premises and hybrid enterprise applications. Requires expert legacy web access management knowledge, identity protocols, enterprise integrations, and strong customer-facing presentation skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Strategic Customer Engagement
- Lead technical discovery sessions with infrastructure and security leaders to uncover challenges related to aging web access management stacks such as CA Siteminder, PingAccess, and Oracle Access Manager.
- Deliver tailored demonstrations and architectural sessions focused on Okta Access Gateway and bridging legacy applications to modern identity.
- Design and execute proof-of-concepts securing header-based applications and complex on-premises ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle EBS.
- Maintain broad and deep technical knowledge of Okta identity products, technologies, and protocols.
- Create solution content positioning Okta’s value across software engineering, operations, product management, and business stakeholders.

### Asset Delivery
- Create and maintain reusable and purpose-built demonstration systems for presales teams.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams and documentation supporting identity patterns and strategies.
- Build templates for proofs-of-concept and customer engagement needs.
- Create and maintain AI-based delivery and enablement functionality.

### Technical Leadership
- Provide strategic and technical guidance to Solutions Engineering teams across Okta identity platforms.
- Collaborate with the Global Office of Field CTO to deliver field insights, validate customer needs, and identify recurring trends for Product and Engineering teams.
- Deliver keynote presentations, webinars, and technical sessions at industry and customer events.

### Field Enablement and Collaboration
- Contribute frameworks, tools, and content that help Solutions Engineering teams execute effectively.
- Partner with sales leadership to identify and address critical business opportunities and challenges.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration for global initiatives.
- Innovate in tools and techniques to drive excellence and momentum.
- Partner with Enablement and Field CTO teams on regional events and product messaging for go-to-market and Solutions Engineering teams.

### Market Influence and Strategy
- Represent Okta as a thought leader in identity and security.
- Influence industry standards and participate in technical advisory boards.
- Advocate for customer-driven innovation, market trends, and go-to-market insights with product teams.
- Support and champion strategic initiatives that enhance Okta’s differentiation and business impact.

## Requirements

### Legacy WAM and Hybrid Identity
- Expert-level knowledge of legacy web access management tools, including CA Siteminder, Oracle Access Manager, and PingAccess.
- Proficiency managing identity synchronization and access between on-premises environments, Active Directory, LDAP, and the cloud.
- Mastery of Kerberos, header-based authentication, OIDC, and SAML.

### Enterprise Application Integration
- Hands-on experience securing and integrating SAP, Oracle EBS, and PeopleSoft.
- Strong understanding of reverse proxies, load balancers, and Okta Access Gateway deployment models.
- Knowledge of SSL/TLS termination, certificate management, and on-premises network security.

### Identity Threat Detection and Response
- Understanding of identity attack vectors including phishing, token theft, MFA bypass, and lateral movement.
- Strong understanding of IAM roles in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud and their contribution to the non-human identity attack surface.
- Experience integrating identity platforms with SIEM platforms such as Splunk and Sentinel, and SOAR tools for automated threat response.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, including experience contributing to technical events.
- Willingness to travel up to 40% for customer meetings, industry events, and internal off-sites.

## Nice to Have

- Python or PowerShell scripting and automation for gateway configurations or security integrations.
- Terraform or Pulumi for identity infrastructure as code.
- CIDPRO, CISSP, CCSP, or CISM certification.

## Benefits

- In-person onboarding experience.
- Well-being support.
- Social impact programs.
- Talent development and community-building initiatives.

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