Staff Software Engineer in Test, PAM

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 Staff SET Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer in Test to join our Identity Management Engineering (IDM) team serving the Privileged Access Team (PAM). This team is passionate about delivering large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role you'll be working with a team of highly-skilled and talented engineers, responsible for delivering sophisticated backend solutions that help Okta reliably operate at large scale and be highly available. As part of the team, you’ll be ensuring projects are completed with the highest quality and reliability using automation at every level for fast, robust and secure releases.

What you’ll be doing 

• Review requirements and design specs to develop relative test plans and test cases
• Automate API tests, end-to-end tests, reliability/scale tests
• Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts
• Communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review
• Review application code, identify bug and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
• Automate all critical features to maintain zero-debt cadence
• Release features with solid quality
• Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on-call rotation
• Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA

What you’ll bring to the role

• 5+ years of QE experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company
• 3+ years experience in quality engineering for enterprise level software.
• 5+ years of experience in Python/Java-based automation development
• Familiarity with - Selenium, TestCafe, Postman, Jmeter, Locust, Splunk, AWS, Kubernetes
• Expertise in test planning and cross team collaborative efforts.
• Experience working with distributed systems at large scale
• Able to write and review designs and code with other team members
• Able to deliver well-designed high-quality code on time
• Experience with non HTTP-based protocols (SSH, RDP, TLS, LDAP, etc)
• Experience with networking (IP addressing, routing, firewalls)
• Experience with Performance testing is a huge plus

Additional requirements:

• This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data.  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.

The Okta Experience

• Supporting Your Well-Being 
• Driving Social Impact 
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community

We 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.
Okta 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.
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