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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.\nThis is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.\nThe Identity Security Pillar\nOur Identity Security organization keeps Okta customers safe by detecting, preventing, and responding to identity-based attacks in real time, at the scale of the world's largest Identity Cloud. We have multiple open positions across teams that own:\nIdentity Threat Protection (ITP) and Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), including the integration of Permiso's non-human identity and cloud entitlement risk detection into Okta's threat detection stack\nEssential Security, the core threat detection and protection capabilities every Okta customer relies on, including Threat Insight, the Orbit detection engine, enriched proxy/anonymizer intelligence, breached-credential detection (SpyCloud), Attack Protection, and Adaptive OIE\nYou'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers who care deeply about shipping high-quality, resilient detection systems that hold up under real-world attack traffic and that customers can trust to keep their organizations safe.\nSenior Software Engineer in Test - Identity Security (Multiple Positions)\nWe seek experienced Senior Software Engineers in Test to join our Identity Security engineering teams. You'll own test strategy and automation for real-time detection pipelines, risk signal correlation, and third-party integrations, and ensure new capabilities ship with zero-debt quality across every new cell and platform upgrade. Team placement will be based on experience and business needs.\nJob Duties and Responsibilities:\nReview requirements and design specs to develop test plans and test cases for detection, protection, and posture management features\nOwn end-to-end test coverage for complex signal and product integrations, including data ingestion, risk signal correlation, and detection pipelines (e.g., ITP-Permiso integration)\nAutomate API, end-to-end, and reliability/scale tests for real-time detection pipelines (Kafka → KDA → DynamoDB & BigTable)\nSimulate real-world attack vectors, generate synthetic load, and benchmark latency for detection pipelines\nValidate new cell rollouts across OIE orgs (e.g., Orbit enforcement, Threat Insight detection, ITP/ISPM features, data-lake IP allowlists)\nOwn test support for platform-wide initiatives (e.g., Monolith Spring library upgrades) affecting Identity Security surfaces\nTriage and drive resolution of P0 defects, working cross-functionally with product engineering and integrated partner teams\nContinuously improve automated regression coverage, in partnership with development teams\nReview application code, identify bugs and other areas of weakness, and architect tools for future coverage\nOwn release sign-off and respond to production issues, P0/P1 alerts, and customer issues during on-call rotation\nBe a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA\nRequirements:\nMinimum of a Bachelor's degree in software engineering (or related)\n4+ years of SDET experience, with a deep focus on enterprise SaaS backend distributed systems, REST APIs, and asynchronous data pipelines\nExperience in test engineering for enterprise-level software, ideally in the identity or security domain\nStrong programming proficiency in Java or Python (TypeScript a plus)\nFamiliarity with automation and observability tools like Playwright, Selenium, TestCafe, API (Rest Assured, Karate, etc.), Postman, JMeter, Runscope, Splunk, Grafana, and AWS toolset\nHands-on experience testing event-driven or streaming platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, Kinesis, KDA) and distributed databases/caches (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis, BigTable)\nExperience with automation and testing of complex signal and product integrations\nExpertise in test planning and cross-team collaborative efforts, including across integrated third-party or acquired tech stacks\nExperience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices\nExperience working with distributed systems at large scale\nAble to write and review designs and code with other team members\nAble to deliver well-designed, high-quality code on time\nNice to have:\nExperience with threat detection, fraud, or attack/bot mitigation systems\nExperience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) or identity security posture management (ISPM) concepts\nFamiliarity with non-human identity or entitlement risk models\nFamiliarity with third-party threat-intel integrations (e.g., breached credential feeds)\nExperience integrating an acquired company's tech stack into an existing platform\nGood understanding of IAM solutions along with SAML/OIDC protocols\nExperience with AI-native Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards and practices\nBelow 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.\nThe annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:\n$118,000—$162,000 CAD\nThe Okta Experience\nSupporting Your Well-Being \nDriving Social Impact \nDeveloping Talent and Fostering Connection + Community\nWe are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.\nOkta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.\nIf reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.\nNotice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. 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