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Okta Certified Administrator Identity & Access Management Specialist
Posted: 06/30/2026
Industry: IT/ Software Development
Job Number: 26-90578
Pay Rate: 47.14-47.14 USD/Hour
Job Description
Client: Michigan State University
Title: Okta Certified Administrator –Identity & Access Management Specialist
Duration: 05+ Months (Possibility of Extension)
Location: 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI - 48910
Pay Range: $40.00 to $50.00 negotiable.
Position Summary: Michigan State University seeks an Okta Certified Administrator to serve as the dedicated operational expert for the University's Okta Identity platform and Unified Login Services environment. The position combines hands-on technical administration with operational leadership while supporting the continued growth and maturity of the IAM program.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliverables:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Title: Okta Certified Administrator –Identity & Access Management Specialist
Duration: 05+ Months (Possibility of Extension)
Location: 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI - 48910
Pay Range: $40.00 to $50.00 negotiable.
Position Summary: Michigan State University seeks an Okta Certified Administrator to serve as the dedicated operational expert for the University's Okta Identity platform and Unified Login Services environment. The position combines hands-on technical administration with operational leadership while supporting the continued growth and maturity of the IAM program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the subject matter expert for Okta Identity Cloud within the IAM program.
- Serve as the primary administrator for Okta tenant configuration, policy management, and operational support.
- Configure and manage Okta applications, authentication policies, MFA policies, groups, workflows, and lifecycle management processes.
- Lead onboarding efforts for applications integrating with Okta using SAML, OIDC, LDAP, SCIM, and API-based integrations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex authentication, provisioning, federation, and lifecycle management issues.
- Collaborate with SailPoint, Active Directory, Entra ID, Google Workspace, HR systems, SIS systems, and connected enterprise platforms.
- Train and mentor IAM staff while developing operational documentation and standards.
Deliverables:
- Day-to-day administration and operational support of the Okta platform.
- Configuration and maintenance of authentication, MFA, lifecycle management, and access policies.
- Application onboarding and integration using SAML, OIDC, LDAP, SCIM, APIs, and related technologies.
- Resolution of authentication, federation, provisioning, and identity lifecycle issues.
- Development of operational documentation, runbooks, standards, and troubleshooting guides.
- Knowledge-transfer sessions and mentoring for IAM team members.
- Operational status updates and service improvement recommendations.
Required Qualifications:
- Okta Certified Administrator certification (or equivalent).
- Minimum 3 years of experience administering Okta in a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
- Demonstrated experience independently administering and supporting an enterprise Okta environment with minimal supervision.
- Experience implementing and supporting enterprise authentication and single sign-on solutions.
- Proven success managing application onboarding, federation troubleshooting, authentication policy management, and identity integrations.
- Expertise with Okta Universal Directory, Adaptive MFA, Lifecycle Management, and Single Sign-On.
- Experience implementing SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), LDAP, and SCIM integrations.
- Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management, RBAC, governance, and access controls.
- Experience working directly with application owners and business stakeholders to onboard and support integrated applications.
- Experience working with REST APIs, scripting, and automation tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting higher education identity environments.
- Experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ or Identity Security Cloud.
- Experience integrating Okta with Active Directory, Entra ID, Google Workspace, SAP HCM, and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.
- Experience leading complex authentication and federation troubleshooting efforts.
- Okta Certified Consultant certification preferred.
- Experience with Okta Workflows and identity automation platforms.
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