Staff Software Engineer, Security

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

The Team

Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud Security Engineering group embraces innovation and paves the way to transform bright ideas into excellent security software solutions that help run large-scale, mission-critical software. Our Security engineering team has a niche skill-set that combines security domain expertise with the ability to design, implement and rollout security features and functionalities without adding friction to product functionality or performance. We are responsible for the ever-growing need to improve our customer safety and privacy by providing security services that are coupled with the core Okta product.

The Role

Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud Security Engineering group is looking for an experienced and passionate Staff Software Security Engineer to join a team focused on designing and developing Security solutions to harden our frameworks & infrastructure. We encourage you to prescribe defense-in-depth measures, industry security standards, and enforce the principle of least privilege to help take our Security posture to the next level.

This is a high-impact role in a security-centric, fast-paced organization that is poised for massive growth and success. You will act as a liaison between the Security org and the engineering org to build technical leverage and influence the security roadmap and direction. You will focus on engineering security and privacy aspects of the systems used across our services while working on a weekly release cadence. You will be empowered to propose stimulating new projects for our roadmap and rewarded with projects using emerging technologies. Join us and be part of a company that is about to change the cloud computing landscape forever.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as a liaison between the engineering and security org to develop innovative requirements for the security roadmap
• Evangelize security best practices across the engineering org
• Research, design, implement and own security oriented frameworks and features with the common goal of protecting Okta’s customers
• Routinely participate in cross-vertical code reviews with emphasis on Security
• Break down complex problems into sub-tasks while prototyping rapidly and iteratively contributing to security initiatives using agile practices
• Coach and mentor junior engineers in the team

What you’ll bring to the role

• 8+ years of development experience in designing and implementing software systems in Java, building highly reliable and mission-critical software
• 4+ years of work experience in designing and implementing security solutions for applications and distributed systems
• Work experience and excellent understanding in mitigating OWASP Top 10 attacks on applications, Application Security, Cryptography, Authentication, Authorization using Role-Based and Attribute-Based access controls
• Strong understanding of concepts such as Test-Driven development, Secure SDLC, Secure code reviews and the ability to identify and mitigate threat vectors and vulnerabilities in code and infrastructure
• Good understanding and experience in using cloud service providers such as AWS and GCP
• Good understanding of 'AI Secure by Design' practices throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring secure coding for AI-powered applications and validating the integrity of training datasets
• Engineer and implement AI-based security solutions (e.g., automated threat analysis) that enhance application and infrastructure security
• Developing and maintaining technical documentation such as cookbooks, design and architecture docs
• Troubleshooting and fixing production issues to ensure reliability, security and performance
• Work experience in using RDBMS like MySQL, good grasp of concepts such as replication and clustering along with familiarity in data stores such as Redis and Elasticsearch
• Excellent grasp of software engineering principles coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills
• B.S or M.S in Computer Science or related fields

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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:

$160,000

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$220,000 CAD

The Okta Experience

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