Senior Cloud Administrator (Okta Identity Platform)

Senior Cloud Administrator (Okta Identity Platform)

Location: Washington, DC (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship Required

Duration: Through the end of the year with the possibility of extension

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Administrator with deep expertise in Okta Identity and Access Management (IAM) to support the administration, security, and ongoing enhancement of a large-scale enterprise identity platform. This role is responsible for managing Okta services, integrating enterprise applications, implementing secure authentication and authorization policies, and ensuring reliable identity operations in a highly regulated environment.

The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience administering Okta, implementing modern identity standards, and troubleshooting complex authentication and single sign-on (SSO) issues while partnering with security, infrastructure, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize the Okta Identity Platform.
• Integrate enterprise applications with Okta using SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and OAuth 2.0.
• Configure and manage authorization servers, API access, application integrations, and group-based access controls.
• Design, implement, and maintain authentication and authorization policies.
• Deploy and manage Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and adaptive authentication policies.
• Troubleshoot authentication failures, SSO issues, user provisioning problems, and application integration challenges.
• Support identity lifecycle management and access governance best practices.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to implement secure identity solutions.
• Respond to operational support requests and assist with incident resolution.

Required Qualifications

Technical Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on Okta administration experience in an enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of identity and authentication protocols including:
  • SAML 2.0
  • OAuth 2.0
  • OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Experience implementing and administering Okta Workflows.
• Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and identity governance best practices.
• Experience configuring authentication, authorization, user access, and security policies.
• Ability to independently administer, troubleshoot, and support enterprise identity services.

Professional Qualifications

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written documentation and technical communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong customer service mindset and commitment to operational excellence.
• Experience supporting organizations operating within regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or government.

Preferred Qualifications

• Okta Professional Certification.
• Experience with REST APIs.
• Scripting experience using PowerShell and/or Python.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security automation.
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
• Experience with ServiceNow or other enterprise IT Service Management (ITSM) platforms.

Work Environment

• Collaborative enterprise technology environment supporting secure cloud identity services.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale identity modernization and enterprise security initiatives.