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<div class="WordSection1"><h1 style="margin-top:6px; margin-left:7px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About the Opportunity:</span></span></span></h1><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7px; margin-left:7px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cloud Security Services is currently looking for an Okta developer for our client. Our client requires an experienced Okta development resources to help with application migrations from Broadcom Siteminder to Okta platform. The right candidate must have a strong background in developing, testing, integrating, and maintaining complex application migration software using Okta API's. This is a 6+ month remote project.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px"> </p><h1 style="margin-left:7px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Responsibilities:</span></span></span></h1><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Enable customer to migrate applications from CA/Broadcom Siteminder platform to OKTA.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Take the user stories and requirements in the agile board (rally) develop the capability into the okta platform. </span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Development must be in two weeks sprint. </span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:" arial",sans-serif"="">Migrate external identity and access management capabilities (for approximately 10 million identities) to Okta and desires support around Okta and related platforms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:" arial",sans-serif"="">Design, develop, test and integrate Okta development to support the initiative including such capabilities as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), integration with LDAP services and credential recovery. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-left:10px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Required</span></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt">Skills:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><ul><li style="margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">More than four years of experience in a software development role</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">More than six months of hands-on experience implementing custom identity solutions with Okta</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience using Okta API Access Management to secure APIs</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-right:42px; margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Experience creating custom authorization servers, defining scopes and claims, and creating policies and rules to secure APIs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-right:46px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Experience using Okta REST APIs and knowing how to pass the correct API parameters in requests.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience building client apps that authenticated users against Okta</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience configuring OIDC and OAuth apps in Okta</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience assigning and unassigning apps to users using Okta Users and Groups APIs</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of how to validate an authenticated user’s session</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-right:14px; margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Understanding of the design principles of Okta APIs, including how to use pagination and how to filter query parameters on attributes</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of how to identify and work with Okta API rate limits</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of where to find the most current documentation and resources on Okta APIs</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience using Okta APIs to query logs and events</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience creating, updating, and deleting users, groups, and apps using Okta APIs</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of when to use Okta REST APIs, Sign-in Widgets, and SDKs</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-right:16px; margin-top:1px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Understanding of the various Okta supported OIDC and OAuth flows, and knowledge of when to use them</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-right:21px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Understanding the differences between an Org authorization server and a custom authorization server in the context of OIDC and OAuth</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-right:7px; margin-left:13px"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Understanding of how an Okta policy and the rules associated with that policy affect API calls and responses</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul></div><p> </p><ul><li style="margin-top:6px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:12.3pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of how to enforce Okta multifactor authentication for users in client apps</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of how to interpret the common Okta API error codes</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-right:54px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:101%"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:101%">Understanding of the different ways to create Okta sessions for Single Sign-On, including redirectUrl, OIDC authorize, and Legacy Sessions API</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:11.7pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience implementing the Okta Sign-in Widget with customizations</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of how to do implicit and hybrid flows from the Okta Sign-in Widget</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of how to create sessions in Okta using Okta APIs and SDKs</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-right:47px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:102%"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:102%">Knowledge of how to configure trusted origins (CORS, Redirect), and understanding of the effects of the configuration of trusted origin when redirecting users</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p style="margin-top:11px; margin-left:7px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Preferred Skills:</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px"> </p><ul><li style="margin-right:23px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:106%"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:106%"><span style="color:#2c2c2c">A deep overall understanding of business & technology transformation around digital identity </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:106%"><span style="color:#2c2c2c">both within and across enterprises, identity providers, and other entities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:1px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="color:#2c2c2c">Strong interpersonal communication skills with strong spoken and written English.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:2px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="color:#2c2c2c">Collaborative team worker </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">– both in person and virtually using MS Teams or similar.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:2px; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:41.0pt 41.05pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Implementation experience</span></span></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px"> </p><h1 style="margin-left:7px"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Preferred Education:</span></span></h1><p class="MsoBodyText"> </p><ul><li style="margin-left:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-top:3px; margin-right:159px; margin-left:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:103%"><span style="tab-stops:39.4pt 39.45pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:103%">Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, vendor certifications, etc.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>

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