Job Description
IAM Security Engineer Location Austin, TX (East Oak Hill area) :
ABOUT US: Come join the dynamic team at Kestra Financial! Kestra Financial provides a leading independent advisor platform that empowers sophisticated, independent financial professionals, including traditional and hybrid RIAs, to prosper, grow, and provide superior client service. With a culture rich in reinvention and advisor advocacy, Kestra Financial has developed integrated business management technology that, combined with its personalized consulting services, offers exceptional scale and efficiency. Kestra Financial supports independent financial advisors in delivering comprehensive securities and investment advisory services to their clients. As an Okta engineer, you will proactively work with the rest of the IAM team, CISO, Engineering, Infrastructure, Support, and other functional departments to design, implement, and operate solutions to identify and secure our employee and customer systems access. You will coordinate with the SailPoint engineer on initiatives supporting cybersecurity and business goals. Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain tools/processes to effectively secure our systems' access, SSO, and provisioning.
- Work closely with the rest of the cybersecurity organization to help establish and ensure corporate guidelines and best practices are followed.
- Evaluate and recommend the use of machine learning, AI, and data analytic services to improve the security of our products and environments.
- Stay current on security industry trends and topics and evangelize those concepts within the organization.
- Proactively meet standards for information security and compliance.
- Continuously monitor and stay abreast of Okta product updates, ensuring our platform remains optimized and current.
- Participate in after-hours support and maintenance activities as required.
Background & Experience: - 2+ years of experience with Okta, including relevant certifications.
- Experience with Azure and on-prem ActiveDirectory
- Knowledge of authentication protocols such as SAML, OIDC, and OAuth
- Strong understanding of identity and access management (IAM), Single Sign-On (SSO), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Ability to take requirements and design, build, test, and deploy solutions.
- Thorough ability to document and operationalize processes & procedures around solutions.
- Familiarity with Sailpoint is a plus.
- Strong team player with an ability to build consensus and drive initiatives forward.
Education: - Bachelor's degree in computer science or other technical discipline, or equivalent experience/certifications
INTERNAL APPLICANT POLICY: Internal applicants must be in good standing and have a minimum of 1 year of service with Kestra. Internal applicants must also have a minimum of 1 year service in current role unless approved by EVP. BENEFITS: Full health, vision, dental. 401(k) plans along with a host of voluntary plans such as car insurance, legal services and more (applicable to full-time, permanent employees). DISCLOSURE By applying to a job at Kestra Financial, Inc., you are agreeing to the following statements: - You acknowledge that if hired, Kestra Financial, Inc. may, obtain and use background information concerning your credit, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, work habits, performance and experience for evaluation for your potential employment.
- It is the policy of Kestra Financial to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Kestra Financial prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
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