Get to know OktaOkta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

We're an identity company. Identity matters because we’re all unique. We were raised in countries, cities, and towns. We have unique backgrounds. We’ve faced specific challenges. And we've learned a lot along the way. At Okta we believe those experiences equip us to look at the world with our own perspective. Our product protects your right to be you, and we want every single one of our employees to feel a sense of belonging, acceptance, and comfort to express their ideas, because ultimately our differences are what makes us great.

As an Associate Sales Engineer at Okta, you will use your technical savviness and business insights when advising a diverse set of customers on what is possible using Okta’s Identity Platform.

As an Okta Associate Solutions Engineer you will be: 

• Involved in all stages of the customer’s development lifecycle and using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers
• Building and delivering technical sales presentations and solution demonstrations.
• Educating customers and prospective customers at all levels, from developers, architects and product managers to C-level executives on cloud native identity best practices.
• Empathising with customers and quickly discern their true business needs by asking detailed and searching questions.
• Creating and presenting solutions that align with desired business outcomes.

You could be a great fit for this role if you have:

• A passion to serve the customer, which has played out in some customer-facing role like consulting or support, ideally sales engineering.
• An ability to quickly and effectively communicate complex ideas around a technical topic, ideally on the fly at a whiteboard.
• Experience with at least one standard network identity-based protocol/standard (eg. OAuth, OAuth2, SAML, LDAP).
• Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks) development, mobile (iOS, Android) development, backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby) development, IP-based real-time communications
• An understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF).
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to articulate business value.
• An ability to disperse knowledge to a highly skilled and experienced audience.
• Enjoy travel and meeting customers - Typically 10-25%. 

You might also have:

• Experience with Identity & Access Management, Single Sign-on and API-based solutions.
• Fluency in another European language.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field experience.
• Software Developer experience.

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What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta 

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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