Senior IAM Systems Engineer - Okta (Global Security)

Job Responsibility:

Job Summary

What is the opportunity? As the Senior IAM Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for leading, implementing, and supporting Authentication Services within RBC. The ideal candidate is passionate about authentication, and security, has experience building large-scale enterprise software, and has direct experience in authentication, identity, PAM, security, and in building complex rule-based systems for authorization.

What will you do?

• Participates in the full lifecycle of an Okta and associated IAM policies and processes from initial internal hand-off from Business Analysts and Project Program teams to installation, system configuration, and testing
• Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Okta Cloud Identity Solution architecture, tools and products
• Provide guidance during the implementation from a technical perspective on issues such as performance, scalability, reliability, and security
• Handle escalations where necessary and manage partner as well as internal resources expectations
• Participates in architecture and design discussions around solutions and enhancements
• Identifies opportunities for efficiencies by leveraging automation and other techniques
• Documents detailed design and defines technical solutions that take into account the enterprise architecture strategies, current state environment and constraints
• Creates and updates technical project documentation (ie. technical and configuration runbook, implementation plan, etc.)
• Builds and maintains dev environments that include but not limited to: ensuring RBC required patching is maintained, ensuring currency on applications including testing, hotfixes and service packs, and supporting application integrations
• Prepares change requests, plans and coordinates all implementations for production and non-production environments
• Works with architecture and infrastructure SMEs to ensure that all aspects of the IAM solution architecture are defined and elaborated
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, and interface groups using a variety of techniques
• Provides development and L3 production support along with other team members.
• Collaborates effectively with the development teams to work on and assess defects

What do you need to succeed?

Must-haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent work experience
• 4-7 years of IAM experience with strong knowledge in development (installation, configuration, and coding) of Okta Cloud Identity Solution (SSO, MFA and associated IAM solutions)
• Deep knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies: AuthO, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Federation, SSO, etc.
• Experience in developing and tuning highly scalable systems
• Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization
• 5+ years of strong technical developer experience in Java, JavaScript, Shell scripting, Python and Spring framework
• Familiarity with web services patterns/architectures, e.g. REST, SOAP, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Quick learner with the ability to pick up new technologies/skills and business knowledge
• Highly motivated with the ability to work independently and effectively

Nice-to have

• Okta Certified Consultant/ Administrator/ Developer/ Professional Certification
• Hands-on experience using a cloud-based big data stack such as Kinesis/Kafka, Spark/Storm, object storage such as AWS S3, messaging service (JMS, SQS), AWS Glue, SageMaker, Linux and Elasticsearch
• In-depth understanding of multithreading, garbage collection and memory management
• Experience with server-side technologies including caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading
• Experience with architecture and implementation of automation solutions using Ansible, Jenkins, Ansible Tower, Git, JIRA, Confluence and CI/CD tools
• DevOps experience with continuous integration/delivery best practices, technologies and tools such as Jenkins, Nexus, JIRA, Confluence, and Urban Code Deploy
• Agile development practices experience
• Knowledge of business line(s)' applications and processes
• IT standards, methodologies, CMM, and audit requirements

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Flexible work/life balance options.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients.

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Job Skills

Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Identity Access Management (IAM), Information Security, Information Technology Security, IT Systems Integration, Negotiation, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

330 FRONT ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-06

Application Deadline:

2025-06-30

Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

I nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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