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Suresh Bairla is an experienced IAM and Okta Technical Architect with over 15 years of experience in Okta Consulting and Administration, Microsoft Technologies, and ASP.Net technology. He has more than 7 years of experience in Okta Administration and has led and managed multiple teams in various roles, including People Manager, Okta Technical Lead, SharePoint Admin, and Technical Analyst and Developer. Suresh is proficient in supporting Identity Access Management solutions, Okta Access Gateway (OAG), Delegated Authentication, LDAP, SSO, SAML, REST APIs, and WS Federation. He has implemented MFA (Okta Verify Okta Radius and Symantec VIP), DSSO, LDAP, AD Agent Services installation and monitoring, Self Service Password Reset implementation, and other Okta Products (Workforce and Customer Identity). He has extensive experience in analyzing and translating business requirements to technical requirements and architecture. Suresh has supported and maintained around 230 Okta integrated applications for 70,000 users, including cloud-based applications such as Salesforce, Office 365, AssignmentPro, Successfactor, LinkedIn, Kenexa, Adobe, Workday, Autodesk, Service Now, Azure, Blackline, Workrite, AWS, and Box. He has managed day-to-day activities creating and managing Okta policies and applications, including SAML, OIDC, OAUTH, and SWA applications. He has experience in implementing and providing Single Sign-On across enterprise applications using Okta and designing and implementing end-to-end security solutions. Suresh has a solid understanding and working knowledge of Identity & Access Management applications, including MS Active Directory and Okta platforms. He has enabled Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) for user authentication and authorization that permits a user to use one set of login credentials (name and password) to access multiple applications. He is experienced in handling P1 and P2 related issues and providing well-thought-out and reliable direction, both in technical and non-technical terms, to help customers integrate, deploy, and maintain the Okta services. Currently, Suresh is working as a Microsoft Lead and Okta Certified Consultant at IBM, where he has been working for more than 14.8 years. He has also worked as a System Analyst at Hexaware Technologies and as a Software Development Sr. Analyst at Dell. Suresh has a Master's degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from Andhra University. Suresh's tech