Senior Software Engineer in Test, Security

United States

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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. 

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The Software Engineer in Test Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test (SET) to join our Engineering Security team. This team has a niche skill-set that combines Security domain expertise with the ability to design, implement, and rollout security changes to our cloud-based infrastructure without adding friction to product functionality or performance. The Engineering Security team is responsible for delivering highly impactful technical solutions to the company’s security roadmap which will be consumed by all services within Okta’s infrastructure..

As an SET you will partner with a scrum team to help test and build automation for our products & work on improving security posture for our test processes. The ideal candidate has a solid experience in automation framework development, is a strong customer security advocate, holds a higher quality bar and has shown a passion to learn.

*This position requires the ability to access Impact Level 4 (IL4) data, as defined by the Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide.  As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.*

What you’ll be doing 

  • Review requirements and design specs to develop test plans and test cases
  • Work with senior QA staff to develop automation plans and write test code to execute the plan.
  • Design specific test plans and frameworks based on feature and architecture designs.
  • Review application code, identify bugs and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
  • Automate tests, execute end-to-end test scenarios, factoring in reliability/scale tests.
  • Build automation frameworks to support & facilitate the development lifecycle
  • Work cross team to help deliver various backend infrastructure engineering solutions.
  • Coordinate with engineering management, area leads and scrum team to scope out, plan and document engineering efforts.
  • Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
  • Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA.

What we are looking for

  • 3-5 years of software test experience for highly-reliable, mission-critical software.
  • 1-2 years experience in web application security, cryptography, PKI, TLS/SSL, DDoS mitigation, authentication, authorization.
  • 1-2 years experience with Linux.
  • Experience in operational and scripting languages such as Ruby, Bash, Go, Python, etc.
  • Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure. Example: VMs, Load Balancers, AWS/GCP.
  • Have an understanding and familiarity with configuration management tools like Chef and Terraform.
  • Expertise in test planning and execution with cross team collaboration.
  • Good understanding of software engineering concepts & test methodologies
  • Ability to test software with minimum supervision and guidance.
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies, and be the voice for quality.

Nice to Have

  • Security engineering experience such as OWASP attacks, cryptography, key management, PKI, TLS/SSL, DDoS mitigation, authentication, authorization & application security.
  • Familiarity with Selenium, Jmeter, and API tools such as Postman/Runscope
  • Experience working with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Kibana, Grafana, etc.
  • Preferred knowledge of secure engineering concepts such as secure coding practices and secure code reviews and the ability to identify, mitigate and prevent threat vectors.
  • Experience working with distributed systems at large scale/enterprise Saas.
  • Experience with policy as code support

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Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us

The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:$114,000$155,000 USD The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:$128,000$192,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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