Senior Platform Security Engineer

Customer Identity

Posted on 10/10/2023

INACTIVE

5,001-10,000 employees

Online identity verification solutions

Company Overview

Okta stands out as a leading independent identity provider, offering a robust Identity Cloud that enables secure and efficient connection between people and technologies, a feature trusted by over 10,000 organizations including prominent names like JetBlue, Nordstrom, and Slack. The company's competitive edge lies in its extensive pre-built integrations, numbering over 7,000, with applications and infrastructure providers, simplifying and securing access for people and organizations globally. Okta's culture of fostering confidence and potential in its workforce and customers, coupled with its industry leadership and technical prowess, makes it an attractive workplace.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$1.2B

Founded

2009

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 8%

1 year growth

↑ 15%

2 year growth

↑ 87%

Locations

Canada

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

JavaScript

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

Communications

CategoriesNew

IT & Security

Software Engineering

Requirements

Amazing Benefits
Making Social Impact
Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta

Responsibilities

Build and maintain security controls in our Cloud environment
Build tooling to make security frictionless for Okta platform engineers
Develop design patterns, standards and best practices for Cloud security
Support our engineering teams in developing secure Cloud infrastructure
Identify gaps in our security posture and prioritize remediation efforts
You have 5+ years of experience in Cloud Security Engineering
You have strong knowledge of AWS or Azure or GCP services and security controls
You have proficiency with at least one of the following languages
Python
Go
JavaScript
You have proficiency with writing and deploying Terraform code
You have strong written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

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

Get to know Okta

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.

What You Will Do

Build and maintain security controls in our Cloud environment
Build tooling to make security frictionless for Okta platform engineers
Develop design patterns, standards and best practices for Cloud security
Support our engineering teams in developing secure Cloud infrastructure
Identify gaps in our security posture and prioritize remediation efforts

You’re a good fit for this role if:

You have 5+ years of experience in Cloud Security Engineering
You have strong knowledge of AWS or Azure or GCP services and security controls
You have proficiency with at least one of the following languages

Python
Go
JavaScript

You have proficiency with writing and deploying Terraform code
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
Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta

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/.

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. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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