# Rakesh Thalari

> IAM Engineer | Okta & SailPoint Expert | Driving Identity Governance, RBAC Automation & Zero Trust Access | Okta Certified Administrator | Expertise in Okta, SailPoint IIQ, IDN, Entra ID, PingFederate.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rakeshthalari

I am an IAM Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing and managing end-to-end identity lifecycle solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. My focus is on making access secure, scalable, and seamless through automation, role-based models, and Zero Trust security.
I have led enterprise-wide MFA rollouts, integrated 40+ applications into Okta, SailPoint, and Entra ID, and developed standardized RBAC frameworks that reduced manual provisioning by 60%.
I am passionate about identity governance, automation, and continuous improvement aligning security with business agility.

## Work Experience
### IAM Engineer @ Optiv
Jan 2024 – Present
Centralized access control by integrating Office 365, GitHub, Jira, and Confluence into Entra ID and SailPoint IDN eliminating unauthorized access incidents in the first quarter.
Designed RBAC models in Okta & Entra ID across 40+ applications, improving governance consistency.
Developed access request workflows using Okta Workflows & APIs, cutting access turnaround time by 30%.
Implemented MFA and conditional access, securing 50+ apps and blocking 95% of unauthorized attempts.
Automated AD sync for 10K+ users, reducing helpdesk tickets by 35%.

### Teaching Assistant - Cyber Security @ University of the Pacific
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Stockton, California, United States
- Designed and delivered comprehensive instructional materials on cybersecurity fundamentals such as network security and encryption, enhancing student comprehension across a cohort of over 25 learners in a collaborative environment.
- Led the evaluation of student projects for security vulnerabilities, providing actionable feedback that improved their understanding of security-by-design principles in software development by over 40% based on project assessments.
- Mentored and guided more than 25 students individually through complex cybersecurity topics while addressing over 100 project-related inquiries related to software and network connectivity issues efficiently.
- Fostered a collaborative learning environment that encouraged sharing of cybersecurity concepts and best practices among students, resulting in increased engagement levels reflected in final course evaluations.

### IAM Engineer @ Capgemini
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Hyderabad, Telangana, India
▪	Implemented Conditional Access Policies to enforce MFA and risk-based authentication, reducing unauthorized access incidents by 30%. 
▪	Assisted in mapping Entra ID group roles and entitlements for Okta-based SSO integrations, supporting the migration of 10,000+ users to centralized access control.
▪	Enhanced monitoring of Microsoft Entra ID logs, leading to a 40% reduction in the meantime to detect potential security breaches across the organization.
▪	Enforced access policies at the role level, simplifying entitlement reviews and enabling more efficient periodic access certifications.
▪	Conducted post-onboarding reviews to refine access policies and remediate overprovisioning, aligning entitlements with the principle of least privilege.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Trine University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rakesh-thalari
- GitHub: https://github.com/Rakeshthalari

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Last updated: 2026-04-11