SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (OKTA WORKFLOWS)
Requisition ID: 1159
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Lalaith Astor Technical Consulting House (LATCH) provides technical consulting services to the US Federal Government. We provide dependable high-quality solutions as well as innovative architecture, engineering, and functional designs. Our core values enable us to bring unique viewpoints as we approach our work such as understanding and adopting the client’s mission; delivering technical solutions that are aligned to client goals, objectives, and budgets; empowering clients through systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) services; and producing high quality, value-driven work products.
At LATCH, you’ll work with clients and a leadership team that empowers our people to think audaciously, welcomes differences, and encourages pride in our work while exposing and solving emerging challenges to meet impactful commitments.
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JOB SUMMARY
LATCH is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide hands-on expertise in integrating with Okta, developing Okta Workflows, working with APIs, and developing secure, standards-based identity and access management solutions. This position reports to the IAM Team Lead and is a key role in a fast-paced, Agile engineering team.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Job responsibilities and duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Using Okta Workflows and automation capabilities to streamline identity lifecycle management.
- Building and supporting APIs to connect systems and applications with Okta.
- Designing and implementing identity federation and single sign-on (SSO) solutions.
- Implementing OIDC integrations with Okta and supporting related identity protocols (SAML, OAuth).
- Supporting application onboarding for authentication and authorization.
- Collaborating with the IAM Team Lead and Enterprise Security teams to continuously enhance the security posture.
- Creating and maintaining documentation and diagrams for ICAM processes and integrations.
- Mentoring junior engineers on best practices in IAM and secure system integration.
required qualifications and skills
The selected candidate must have the following qualifications and skills:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
- Minimum 10 years of experience in an IT position, such as systems administration, systems engineering, development, or identity management.
- Strong hands-on experience with OIDC, the modern SSO standard.
- Experience with authentication protocols such as SAML and OAuth.
- Hands-on experience with Okta Workflows.
- Experience working with and developing APIs; some development experience preferred.
- Proven experience integrating and optimizing Okta solutions.
- Experience working in Agile environments and supporting CI/CD workflows.
desired qualifications and skills
It is desirable that the candidate has the following qualifications and skills:
- Familiarity with integration of IAM into AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and DevOps practices.
- Prior experience in federal or regulated environments is a plus.
Bonus points for
- Experience implementing and maintaining advanced Okta Inline Hooks (Token, SAML Assertion, Registration, Event), including serverless hook infrastructure using AWS Lambda or Azure Functions.
- Advanced expertise designing and implementing complex Okta Workflows, including multi-branch logic, error handling, reusable subflows, API connector development, and end-to-end lifecycle automation for high-volume identity environments.
- Expertise integrating Okta with enterprise logging and SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk), including building identity-related detection rules, dashboards, and automated remediation workflows.
Required Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience with Okta.
- 10+ years of relevant experience with systems engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field OR no degree with 13+ years of directly relevant systems and development experience.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Salary Range
$145,000 – $155,000 per year
benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) Matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Professional Development Assistance
- Referral Program
- Vision Insurance
EEO sTATEMENT
LATCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at LATCH are based on qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, or genetic information (including testing and characteristics); or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.