Terraform Developer – Okta Identity & Access Management (IAM)

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We are currently looking for an experienced Terraform Developer – Okta Identity & Access Management (IAM) to join our Delivery team on a part-time contract basis. In this role, you will develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions to automate Okta configurations and deployments across enterprise environments. You will work closely with IAM Architects, Engineers, and Security teams to build reusable Terraform modules, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and ensure secure, consistent, and auditable configuration deployments across Preview and Production environments.

Location: United States

Employment type: Contract for 5 months ( Part-Time 10–16 hours per week), Remote

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules to automate Okta platform configurations.

Automate the deployment and management of Okta resources, including groups, applications, authentication policies, enrollment policies, lifecycle management configurations, federation settings, and administrative roles.

Support the promotion of Terraform-managed configurations from Okta Preview to Production environments.

Manage Terraform state files, remote backends, and configuration consistency across environments.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate Terraform validation, planning, and deployment processes.

Integrate Terraform workflows with Git repositories, branching strategies, and pull request processes.

Support release management, production deployment approvals, and rollback and recovery procedures.

Collaborate with IAM Architects and Engineers to automate Okta Workforce Identity configurations and integrations with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Workday, and enterprise applications.

Support application provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and identity governance initiatives.

Integrate identity platforms and applications using REST APIs and protocols such as SAML, OIDC, and SCIM.

Ensure Terraform configurations and deployment processes adhere to security, audit, and compliance requirements.

Develop technical documentation, deployment standards, operational runbooks, and configuration audit reports.

Support knowledge transfer, operational readiness, and handover activities.

Who We're Looking For

3+ years of hands-on experience in Terraform development.

2+ years of experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions.

Experience developing and maintaining reusable Terraform modules and automating infrastructure configurations.

Hands-on experience with Terraform Cloud or Terraform Enterprise.

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.

Strong understanding of version control, branching strategies, pull requests, and infrastructure change management.

Experience managing Terraform state files, remote backends, and secrets management solutions.

Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and YAML.

Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP.

Experience with Okta administration, configuration management, and automation.

Understanding of Okta Workforce Identity, application integrations, and identity lifecycle management.

Experience or familiarity with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, SAML, OIDC, and SCIM.

Understanding of MFA, passwordless authentication, Conditional Access, IAM governance, and security best practices.

Knowledge of least privilege, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and privileged access management.

Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.

Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with architects, engineers, security teams, and stakeholders.

Ability to manage deliverables and priorities within a part-time contract engagement.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Okta Certified Professional, Administrator, or Consultant certification.

HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.

Hands-on experience with the Okta Terraform Provider.

Experience automating Okta configuration deployments across Preview and Production environments.

Experience supporting enterprise IAM deployments involving 10,000+ users.

Exposure to identity governance, provisioning integrations, and lifecycle automation.

Familiarity with Agile project delivery methodologies.

Experience developing deployment standards, reusable automation frameworks, and operational runbooks.  #LI-AS1