Solutions Engineer Intern (Summer 2021)
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 10,000 organizations, including 20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
The Okta Solutions Engineering team is involved in all stages of the customer’s development lifecycle and are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers. We are looking for great teammates who want to acquire the skills to build sales presentations, product demonstrations, and educate customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on the best ways to leverage cloud security technology.
We believe in Okta’s Solutions Engineers empathize with customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed and clarifying questions and presenting solutions that target those needs. You have the rare combination of technical savviness and business insight and you’re looking for a career where you can utilize both. As a Solution Engineering Intern at Okta, you will develop each of these skills through a structured learning and development program that includes classroom, self-study, and shadowing opportunities with senior level colleagues.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the sales team in helping customers understand what they can achieve with Okta
- Learn how to understand customer technical/business requirements and communicate how to leverage to provide solutions
- Assist in execution and delivery of RFP responses, demos & POCs for customers
- Learn how to craft technical content to show customers how to implement specific use cases or standard methodologies for new technologies
- Learn how to distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing and Sales
Required Skills:
- Currently pursuing a BS or MS in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Informatics, Data Science, MIS or related field)
- A passion to serve the customer by learning how to communicate complex ideas and solutions to their business challenges
- A desire to learn to quickly communicate complex ideas around a technical topic, ideally on the fly at a whiteboard
- We are looking for someone with hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks) development, mobile (iOS, Android) development, backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby) development, IP-based real-time communication.
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