Senior Security Engineer, Okta

• We seek a knowledgeable and execution-focused Security Engineer to take the security of our Customer Identity products and infrastructure to the next level
• You have 5+ years of experience in cloud security, infrastructure security, platform security, product security or application security
• You have working knowledge and experience with one or more of the following:
• AWS and/or Azure security
• Kubernetes and container security
• Security automation and orchestration
• Web application penetration testing
• OWASP Top 10 and secure coding best practices
• You have proficiency with at least one of the following languages
• Python
• Go
• JavaScript
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills
• You have experience working with a globally distributed and remote team

Desirable

• This role is a key member of the Security team embedded within the Customer Identity product unit and works across multiple functions to solve security challenges to support the growth of our global Customer Identity business
• We are an engineering-focused team that seeks to stay on the cutting edge of security technology and the threat landscape
• In this role you will work as part of a globally distributed team of talented engineers who share a passion for security and enjoy solving complex problems at scale
• This role works closely with and alongside the members of the broader Okta Security team in support of Okta’s company-wide security strategy and Okta’s Secure Identity Commitment
• Work across a globally distributed product-aligned team of security engineers
• Establish a deep understanding of Okta Customer Identity products and infrastructure
• Collaborate when necessary with the Okta Security team on security operations
• Build, deploy & maintain automation to improve platform security capabilities at scale including logging, threat detection and compliance benchmarks to increase our security posture
• Help meet our operational security commitments by thinking like an attacker, assessing the risk, and advising on mitigation strategies
• Build, deploy & maintain security solutions for customer identity products and infrastructure systems and solutions
• Support security investigations in coordination with the Okta Security team, participate in root cause analysis and perform necessary remediations
• Support stakeholders by proposing mitigation strategies for end-of-life software and security vulnerability and patch management