OKTA- IAM Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an OKTA- IAM Engineer based in United States.

The IAM Engineer will help design, administer, and optimize secure identity and access solutions across a complex healthcare technology environment.

You’ll work extensively with Okta and CyberArk to protect access to clinical systems, enterprise applications, and infrastructure.

The role combines hands-on platform administration, identity integrations, automation, troubleshooting, and security operations.

You’ll help strengthen authentication, provisioning, privileged access, and least-privilege controls while improving the user experience.

The position offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with IT, HR, compliance, and other stakeholders on enterprise-wide access initiatives.

You’ll also contribute to compliance efforts aligned with healthcare regulations and recognized security frameworks.

This is a strong opportunity for an IAM professional who enjoys solving complex access challenges and building scalable, automated security solutions.

Accountabilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Okta Identity Cloud and CyberArk PAM solutions across the enterprise.
• Implement and support SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, authentication policies, access controls, device assurance, and other identity security capabilities.
• Configure and troubleshoot integrations using SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, APIs, and other modern identity standards.
• Investigate and resolve authentication, federation, provisioning, application-access, and directory-synchronization issues.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and workflows supporting identity lifecycle processes, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews.
• Integrate IAM platforms with enterprise applications and directory services such as Active Directory.
• Partner with HR, IT, compliance, and other teams to streamline access processes and enforce least-privilege principles.
• Monitor and respond to IAM incidents, security alerts, and audit findings.
• Support the design and implementation of IAM policies, standards, and controls aligned with HIPAA, HITECH, and NIST frameworks.
• Identify opportunities to improve identity-service security, adoption, operational efficiency, supportability, and overall user experience.
• Help develop self-service access capabilities and user-friendly access-request workflows.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation covering IAM configurations, procedures, standards, and operational processes.
• Stay current with emerging IAM technologies, security threats, industry practices, and evolving identity-security requirements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in IAM engineering or a similar IT/security role.
• Strong practical expertise with Okta, including SSO, MFA, and Lifecycle Management.
• Hands-on experience with CyberArk, particularly PAM, PSM, and CPM capabilities.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, or comparable technologies.
• Experience with identity governance, role-based access control (RBAC), and directory services such as Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta.
• Familiarity with healthcare IT environments and regulatory requirements, particularly HIPAA and HITECH.
• Understanding of modern identity protocols and technologies, including SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, and APIs.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, with the ability to investigate complex authentication and access issues methodically.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional certifications are preferred, such as Okta Certified Professional, CyberArk Defender, CISSP, or equivalent credentials.
• Strong understanding of security principles, access controls, automation, and identity lifecycle management.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize incidents and projects, and continuously identify opportunities for improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with a comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Medical insurance options for eligible employees and their families.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and disability benefits.
• Healthcare FSA and Limited Healthcare FSA.
• Dependent Care FSA to support eligible dependent-care expenses.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
• Transportation and parking FSAs.
• Paid time off, accrued each pay period, with eligible employees able to earn approximately 20-25 days per calendar year depending on position.
• 9 observed paid holidays.
• Paid family leave.
• Remote work arrangement within the United States.
• Opportunity to work on identity, security, and access challenges within a healthcare technology environment.
• Professional growth opportunities through exposure to modern IAM platforms, automation, security frameworks, and enterprise systems.