Engineering Manager - Access Management Foundation

Get to know Okta Okta is The World�s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology�anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we�re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We�re building a world where Identity belongs to you. About Okta�s Access Management Team Okta is The World�s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology�anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. The Access Management team drives billions of authentications every month. The team builds and supports single sign-on, strong authentication, provisioning, and threat protection technologies. Our Access Management service runs in the cloud on a secure, reliable, extensively audited platform with ++.++% availability. Passwordless is the future of identity and authentication, which is why we, at Okta, have made it our goal to redefine how users authenticate to services. Devices are central to our mission. The Okta Verify app that facilitates passwordless authentication is available for iOS, Android, MacOS and Windows. Join our team! We�re building a world where Identity belongs to you. About the role We�re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Backend Foundations team. Operating under the larger Access Management group, the Backend Foundations team supports our mission by building easy to use libraries, and scalable frameworks. The Foundations team is central to our success in this mission and ensures that we can ship innovation in a fast, reliable and secure manner. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for managing a team of Java fullstack software engineers. What you�ll be doing At a high level, you�ll be managing your team�s goals, contributing to product strategy and helping to develop your employees. More specifically, you will - Collaborate cross-functionally and across teams, with responsibility for the product, team health, and customer satisfaction. Contribute to defining the strategic direction (product & technical) and roadmap for the team. Ensure technical leadership is being provided to the engineers on the team in terms of scalable and maintainable systems. Ensure a high-quality bar through testing and testing automation. Participate in and enable key team processes to organize & deliver key projects with high business impact. Build a team for the long term, including creating a collaborative working environment, recruitment, and developing existing talent. Drive career management discussions, including setting expectations and removing blockers, and feedback and coaching opportunities. Required Skills, Attitude and Knowledge: 3+ years managing engineering teams, balancing new feature/product development and maintaining existing features. Experience in stakeholder management, including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedback. Demonstrated focus on delivering outcomes, balancing constraints and tight deadlines. 7-10 years of prior software development experience with Java or other backend technologies. While this role is a people management one, you�ll still need to bring relevant technical experience to ensure sound technical decision-making. Experience and strong opinions on SDLC with testing automation & release orchestration using gating feature flags & configuration mgmt, and CI / CD platforms. Demonstrable knowledge of secure web development fundamentals, fault-tolerant systems, and knowledge of cloud technologies. Okta�s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company�s actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It�s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies: Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses. Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization�s goals. Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. #LI-Hybrid What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee! Amazing Benefits Making Social Impact Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/. Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. 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More than 1+,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.