Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Core
Embed as a dedicated technical partner for enterprise customers to architect, deploy, and secure AI agent identity and access within their production environments.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Agent Security)
Builds
Bespoke agent identity solutions, secure agent deployments, and reusable security modules for enterprise AI programs.
Domain
Enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) for AI Agents
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Production software engineering, Identity protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, DPoP), Fine-grained authorization (ReBAC, ABAC, OPA, Cedar), AI agent integration (LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK), AI security frameworks (OWASP Agentic, NIST AI RMF), Customer-facing technical consulting, High agency ownership
Preferred skills
Experience with MCP Gateway, A2A, ISO/IEC 42001, EU AI Act, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SIEM/EDR integration
Technologies
OPA, Cedar, OpenFGA, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP servers, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
Responsibilities
Architect and deploy agent security stacks (XAA, FGA, MCP Gateway) in customer environments; Engage senior leadership (CISO, CIO) to translate security mandates into architecture; Deliver white-glove deployments with full identity coverage and governance compliance; Build evals and observability for agent behavior and kill-switch verification; Convert field patterns into reusable product modules; Maintain regular on-site presence at customer locations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing scope
