Workforce Authentication Principal Engineer / SME

Immediate need for a talented Workforce Authentication Principal Engineer / SME. This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Jersey City, NJ or Charlotte, NC or NYC, NY or Dallas, TX or Houston, TX or Atlanta, GA or SFO, CA or Jeffersonville, IN (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:24-23978

Pay Range: $110/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global Workforce authentication strategy aligned with organizational goals and industry best practices.
• Design, Implement, manage and maintain Authentication solutions using the Okta products.
• Integrate business applications to the Okta workforce solution.
• Work with IT and business stakeholders to define requirements, target state processes and implementation plans.
• Provide support and guidance in solving complex authentication, authorization and integration problems.
• Subject matter expertise in developing best practices around standardized management of access controls for external users.
• Ability to lead projects through full lifecycle, including requirements gathering, architecture and design, scoping, implementation and operationalization.
• Implement Web Access Management, SSO, MFA and API security solutions for internal applications.
• Participate in defining architecture and process standards for the identity management platform; Contribute to ongoing evolution and development of IAM strategies, roadmaps and plans.
• Drive to leverage IAM product capabilities and services to maximum utilization. Assess and improve Client IAM maturity across authentication services.
• Experience in rolling out modern authentication - Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions such as Federation, Mobile Push, Biometrics, Phone-as-a-token methods, FIDO compliant MFA, OAuth, OIDC, and TOTP.
• Ability to think strategically, balancing long and short-term priorities.
• Work with business aligned IT managers to understand business requirements, enterprise IT standards and other considerations that influence how IAM solutions and services should perform and operate.
• Work with the broader IT organizations to interpret policies and standards, ensuring policies and standards are properly followed by new and existing IAM solutions.
• Ensure the Workforce authentication strategy aligns with the overall security strategy, industry trends, regulatory requirements and market expectations to ensure it allows our colleagues to serve their customers in an effective, reliable and safe way.
• Ensure Authentication platform complies with relevant security standards, regulations, and industry frameworks. Conduct regular audits and assessments.
• Establish and execute incident response plans for Workforce incidents, staying current on emerging threats and vulnerabilities, and proactively implementing risk mitigation measures.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders, technology teams and vendors.
• Provide regular reporting and performance metrics to senior management on the Authentication program.
• Sound knowledge and experience in Enterprise Architecture, Strategy and IT Security.
• Strong understanding of cloud IAM and Customer IAM.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• BA/BS in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field; advanced degree preferred, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Related Field.
• 12+ years of IT experience, with 8+ years experience in Workforce authentication engineering and strong Okta implementation experience.
• Sound knowledge and experience in Enterprise Architecture, Strategy and IT Security.
• Strong understanding of cloud IAM and Customer IAM.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Okta certified, Ping Certified, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or other IT certifications) is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of Workforce authentication principles and best practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience managing global teams that include employees and vendors.
• Experience managing vendors driving SLAs.
• Understanding of IAM relevant technical security skills, such as Identity Governance, Single Sign On and authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication, Microsoft and AD tools for Access Management and controls, Privileged access management, and AWS security.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team to achieve goals.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with many levels of management and across multiple lines of business and corporate functions.
• Skilled in handling stressful situations with perseverance and professionalism.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and develop solutions.
• Sound understanding of regulatory requirements and standards such as NYDFS, GDPR, FISMA, PCI, HIPAA, SOX, FICA, etc.
• Ability to guide teams through complex issues and drive resolution for issues.
• Ability to build project plans, translate directives, and present project deliverables to upper management.
• Advanced understanding of the broader impact of Information Security from a business perspective

Our client is a leading Financial Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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