Identity Solutions Architect (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Identity Solutions Architect (Cybersecurity): Designing and implementing technical blueprints for identity security and agentic identity portfolios with an accent on AI workloads and non-human identities. Focus on building internal deployment strategies as Customer Zero and securing agent-to-data interactions.

Location: Sydney, Australia (Hybrid)

Company

Okta is a leading identity security provider building trusted infrastructure to secure both human and AI identities.

What you will do

• Lead the internal "Customer Zero" deployment of Okta Identity Governance (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions.
• Architect technical blueprints for AI Agent and Agentic Identity security, defining authentication and authorization patterns for autonomous workloads.
• Design defenses against session hijacking by implementing cryptographically hardware-bound tokens (DBSSO and Chrome DBSC).
• Shepherd cutting-edge features from Alpha to Early Availability, providing critical technical feedback to engineering teams.
• Drive open-source initiatives by transitioning internal Customer Zero innovations into community tools.
• Define identity integration with orchestration layers like LangChain and model providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Requirements

• 8+ years of IT/software development and technical architecture experience.
• 3+ years specifically focused on IAM/Security Architecture.
• Proven track record of securing non-human identities (NHIs) or machine-to-machine infrastructure in production.
• Experience deploying IGA and PAM solutions, including just-in-time (JIT) access and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in OAuth2/OIDC (Token Exchange), SAML, mTLS, JWT, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Must be based in Sydney, Australia to support the hybrid work model.

Culture & Benefits

• Strong emphasis on work-life balance and protection of team time.
• Limited and well-planned travel for flagship conferences (Oktane).
• Immersive in-person onboarding experience to accelerate impact.
• Comprehensive support for well-being and social impact initiatives.
• Opportunity to build a personal professional brand via public speaking, videos, and podcasts.