Lead IAM Engineer

We are seeking a hands-on Lead IAM Engineer to develop and drive a large-scale migration from Okta Workforce Identity to Microsoft Entra ID across a complex enterprise application landscape. You will set migration standards, solve the hardest integration challenges, and partner with stakeholders to deliver a secure, reliable transition. Responsibilities Own the target architecture and migration strategy to move workforce identity capabilities from Okta to Microsoft Entra ID Define migration patterns, sequencing, and technical standards for re-platforming SAML and OpenID Connect integrations Design and validate federation configurations, claims mapping, and policy parity across identity providers Lead technical approach for retiring legacy SMS authentication and transitioning users to an interim MFA solution Serve as escalation point for complex application onboarding and migration defects Execute or review high-risk migrations, including non-standard federation and service-to-service flows Build runbooks, reference architectures, and reusable configuration templates to accelerate delivery Validate identity lifecycle, provisioning, and conditional access behavior before and after cutovers Troubleshoot authentication failures across federation, tokens, and attribute mappings during migration waves Partner with a technical project manager on scoping, sequencing, and risk inputs without owning program deliverables Document technical decisions and configurations in Confluence and track work in Jira Coordinate with compliance stakeholders when migration timing affects audit and control testing windows Requirements 5+ years of identity engineering experience with production design and troubleshooting Okta Workforce Identity experience supporting workforce IdP use cases Microsoft Entra ID experience across authentication and policy design SAML and OpenID Connect experience for application federation Technical leadership experience setting standards and reviewing designs Large-scale migration experience leading IdP re-platforming across many applications Strong OAuth2 client-credentials knowledge for service-to-service authentication Solid troubleshooting skills for claims mapping, token issuance, and auth failures Clear communication skills to explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical partners Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) Atlassian Jira proficiency for tracking engineering work Atlassian Confluence proficiency for documenting decisions and runbooks Nice to have Agile delivery experience in cross-functional engineering teams Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience Privileged Access Management (PAM) experience in enterprise environments