Senior Okta Engineer

Location: Hyderabad, India

Function: IT
Requisition ID: 1026254

We’re Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data – from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all. 

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire he future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us.  

 

 

Meet our Team

We represent Hitachi Vantara to enterprise clients across industries, establishing business relationships to understand customer challenges so that we can deliver profitable business for Hitachi products, services and solutions. We collaborate as a team and cross-functionally to ensure the success of our customers; success that is celebrated and shared.  Our solutions bring value to every line of business and we need people like you to build those deep relationships and to passionately articulate our value proposition.

 

What you’ll be doing

Seeking to build strong relationships and trust with new and existing customers across industry sectors such as retail, finance, manufacturing and public sector. Articulating our industry leading solutions, which include Data Centre/Storage, Cloud, Big Data, Advanced Analytics and IoT, to enable your customers to realise the highest levels of success.

Location-Hyderabad

Your tasks will also include:

  • Tier 2 and 3 end user support.
  • Creating, reviewing, and maintaining custom OAuth and OIDC integrations with Okta.
  • Management of application, org, and authorization server access policies.
  • Integrating SaaS applications using SAML.
  • Integrating new applications to Hitachi Vantara’s access request catalog.
  • Maintaining, developing, and supporting integrations with critical platforms such as Oracle, Workday, Active Directory, and Azure.
  • Managing and integrating applications integrated with the Okta Access Gateway
  • Developing Okta Workflows to supplement native provisioning and registration processes.
  • Developing custom code to interact with Okta’s public facing APIs. Terraform or PowerShell experience is a plus.
  • Managing Org2Org federations with other companies in the Hitachi Group.

 

What you bring to the team:

  • Strong/expert level understanding of authentication mechanisms and protocols including OIDC/OAuth and SAML, and key related security concepts such as MFA, and how these are used with Okta and other IdPs, and the ability to trouble shoot issues in this realm.
  • Familiarity with Okta’s public facing API collections and development SDKs is a must.
  • Knowledge of advanced Okta SKUs such as the Okta Access Gateway, Okta Workflows, and Okta Identity Governance are crucial.
  • Okta certifications are a large plus for this role.
  • Strong/expert level experience integrating applications with Okta for SSO

Enjoy additional benefits as part of our IT team:

As a valued employee of Global IT, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in these career-enhancing programs designed to increase your technology and interpersonal skills and supercharge your job performance:

  • IT Mentorship Program. Work together with a highly experienced colleague on the skills most important to you and your role.
  • Reskilling Programs. Fast-track your knowledge and abilities by taking advantage of our dynamic reskilling programs, including ones on GenAI, Cloud, Project management. Apply what you learn directly to current and future projects.
  • Global IT Hackathon. Work collaboratively within a team to build a prototype from an original idea with clear business value. In return, you’ll have the chance to learn, network and qualify for prizes while receiving internal and external recognition.

As part of the Global IT Team, your job can be much more than your daily work. If you’re willing and motivated, there’s no limit to how much you can grow professionally.

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation.  We guide customers from what’s now to what’s next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive.  Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities.  We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture.  If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Our Values

Research tells us that some applicants, especially those from underrepresented groups, can be put off from applying for roles if they need flexibility or feel they don’t meet all of the set criteria. We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours and part-time arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

 

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

 

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion  

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.  

 How we look after you 

We want to help you take care of your today and tomorrow – at home and at work. Which is why we offer industry-leading benefits that go far beyond compensation. That means support, services, and resources that also take care of your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. Here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). 

About us 

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.  

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic.Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.