Solutions Engineer, Auth0

About Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core 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.

The Role: Solutions Engineer, Auth0

As an Auth0 Solutions Engineer you have a background in Development and are passionate about Customer Identity. In this role, you will be a technical expert who can engage with our customers to help them address their identity management challenges, driving a clear technical preference for Okta's Auth0 offering.

You will be part of a team of Solution Engineers, supporting the German region. You will give product demonstrations, help customers understand the product, and educate customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on the best ways to use cloud security technology.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver interactive presentations and solution demonstrations to all levels of an organization
• Whiteboard solutions, modeling how Okta's Auth0 product will support their current architecture requirements and use cases
• Lead Q&A sessions with prospective customers to understand their requirements
• Execute well-defined, outcome-focused PoCs and PoVs
• Collaborate with account executives to develop and execute territory and account strategies to maximize the Okta opportunity in those accounts
• Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the Auth0 product line and the underlying technologies and protocols
• Stay current on industry trends through self-study, research, and online courses
• Proactive engagement in local and regional sales and marketing events

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• Fluency in English and German
• Software Engineering or Development experience, and a desire to become more customer facing
• Understand what’s relevant in order to design and implement reliable, scalable, high performing Web based solutions
• Knowledge of Authentication and Authorisation protocols and frameworks such as SAML, OIDC and OAuth
• Experience working with REST APIs and SDKs
• An ability to communicate very effectively with the technical and non technical audience
• Comfort working with cloud based source control systems such as GitHub and Bitbucket
• Development experience on the server side as well as client side application design

Extra Credit Experience

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

• Experience working in a Pre-Sales role as Sales Engineer or Solutions Engineer
• An understanding of cloud deployments stacks such as AWS, Azure and GCP
• Experience in developing mobile applications (using React Native/Ionic/Xamarin) and understanding the identity layer integration involving devices is a huge plus
• Experience speaking at technical conferences and events
• Have experience working with Okta and/or Auth0

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

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community 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/.

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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Key skills/competency

• Customer Identity
• Authentication Protocols
• Authorization Frameworks
• REST APIs
• SDKs
• Cloud Security
• Pre-Sales
• Technical Demonstrations
• Solution Architecture
• Identity Management