Senior IAM Advisor - Okta/Ping Identity Presales (Remote in the US)
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- Experience
- Senior
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No BS summary
GuidePoint Security is hiring a Senior IAM Advisor for presales, focusing on Okta and Ping Identity. The role involves leading discovery sessions, creating Access Management/CIAM solutions, advising clients on vendor selection, and assessing IAM postures.
Core skills
Required skills
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Acts as trusted advisor for clients through the presales process in order to help figure out what services best fit with client needs Responsible for creating new Access Management/CIAM solutions to help provide customers with more advisory value Leads IAM assessment discovery sessions in order to deep dive into custom Access Management solutions involving Okta and Ping Identity Use discovery session information to build assessments containing recommendations and roadmaps Help clients through the vendor selection process Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have deep experience in Access Management, spanning both Workforce IAM and Customer Identity (CIAM) Seven plus years of hands-on experience with designing, architecting & building Access Management solutions across various technologies (Okta and Ping) Strong verbal and writing skills to develop technical documentation and presentations Experience in leading technical architecture and security design discussions Experience with consultative and complex technical deployment projects, managing various stakeholder relationships 4-5 year’s experienced in scoping and sizing complex projects 4-5 years’ experience in responding to RFPs and developing statement of work Understanding of common IAM industry standards and best practices
Preferred :
Okta, Ping or similar IAM vendor certifications
Educational/Certifications Qualifications Desired :
Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS or related field
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Why GuidePoint?
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….
Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions) Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options) Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment Pet Benefit Option
What you'll do
- Acts as trusted advisor for clients through the presales process in order to help figure out what services best fit with client needs
- Responsible for creating new Access Management/CIAM solutions to help provide customers with more advisory value
- Leads IAM assessment discovery sessions in order to deep dive into custom Access Management solutions involving Okta and Ping Identity
- Use discovery session information to build assessments containing recommendations and roadmaps
- Help clients through the vendor selection process
- Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes
What they require
- Seven plus years of hands-on experience with designing, architecting & building Access Management solutions across various technologies (Okta and Ping)
- Strong verbal and writing skills to develop technical documentation and presentations
- Experience in leading technical architecture and security design discussions
- Experience with consultative and complex technical deployment projects, managing various stakeholder relationships
- 4-5 year’s experienced in scoping and sizing complex projects
- 4-5 years’ experience in responding to RFPs and developing statement of work
- Understanding of common IAM industry standards and best practices
Benefits
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans; contributes $850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option