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Okta Engineer

Location:
London, Greater London, South East, England
Salary:
Competitive
Job Type:
Contract
Date Posted:
2 minutes ago
Expiry Date:
10/12/2026
Job Ref:
BH-129504
Start Date:
26/10/2026
Contact:
Shakir Muhammad
Contact Email:
shakir.muhammad@xcede.com
Specialism:
Cyber, InfoSec, GRC & Vulnerabilities
Okta Engineer – Contract
Duration: 9 months
Location: London – hybrid, typically 1–2 days onsite per week
Start: ASAP
Rate: £500 per day, outside IR35

We’re supporting a leading organisation seeking a hands-on Okta Engineer to join its Identity team. You’ll maintain and improve enterprise identity services, deliver application integrations and automate access management across a hybrid environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Configure and maintain Okta SSO integrations using SAML and OpenID Connect.
  • Implement automated application provisioning and deprovisioning through SCIM.
  • Support and improve joiner, mover and leaver processes.
  • Troubleshoot authentication, authorisation, account and access issues.
  • Develop automation using PowerShell and Terraform.
  • Build operational identity dashboards and analyse Okta and directory data.
  • Work closely with application owners, Cyber Security and operational teams.
  • Maintain platform configurations, monitoring and technical documentation.
Skills and experience
  • Hands-on experience administering and supporting Okta Workforce.
  • Strong understanding of SSO, SAML, OIDC, MFA and identity lifecycle management.
  • Experience implementing SCIM provisioning.
  • Familiarity with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace.
  • Practical PowerShell scripting and Terraform experience.
  • Experience building dashboards using BigQuery, Looker Studio or comparable data visualisation tools.
  • Proficiency with Google Sheets.
  • Understanding of DNS, SSL certificates and Okta security best practices.
  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
CyberArk or other Privileged Access Management experience would be beneficial.

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