Staff Security Engineer

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.

Staff Security Engineer

As A Staff Security Engineer you will:

• Build and maintain security controls and services that enhances platform security posture
• Develop design patterns, standards and best practices for Okta internal services
• Build and design toolings to automate security operations without compromising our posture.
• Advocate and support engineering teams in developing secure platform toolings and services

You’re a good fit for this role if:

• You have 5+ years of experience in Application Security Engineering or developing security services
• You have strong knowledge of security controls
• You have proficiency with at least one of the following languages
• Python
• Go
• JavaScript
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills

Bonus points if:

• You have experience in the identity and access management (IAM) domain.
• You have experience working with and securing containers and Kubernetes.
• You have experience working with a fully distributed, remote team.
• You have a robust knowledge of Security Engineering and application security.
• You have experience with developer enablement and accelerating development teams through best practices and shared tooling.

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What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
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