Product Security Architect, Okta
$208-325k
Salary dependent on location, Plus bonus
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Job no longer available
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$208-325k
Salary dependent on location, Plus bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in information security with a focus on Product Security, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Secure Development Lifecycle, and Security Operations
- Expert knowledge of modern web application components development, architecture, and design principles
- Advanced working knowledge of product security concepts and several other security areas concepts
- Advanced working experience in secure code reviews, penetration testing, and threat modeling
- Knowledge of current authentication and authorization protocols (OIDC, SAML) and cryptographic algorithms and techniques
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, particularly in technical writing, process documentation, and executive presentations
- Experience in product security research and presenting findings (internally or externally) in the security field
What the job involves
- The Security team’s mission is to strengthen Okta’s position as the leading Identity-as-a-service solutions provider by identifying and resolving risks to employees, products, and, most importantly, our customers
- With the ever-increasing pace of cloud application adoption, companies are struggling to find ways to accurately assess risk and act at the speed of their business
- The Product Security Architect role guides and defines the overarching technical product security strategies and partners across multiple functions as a trusted leader to support and ensure the secure development of Okta’s products and services
- The Product Security Architect actively collaborates with Okta’s technology leaders to develop and drive security strategies across Okta
- The position is crucial in ensuring that Okta’s systems and services meet the highest security standards and align with our customers’ requirements
- This position requires expertise in security operations, vulnerability management, and the secure development lifecycle
- Responsible for defining, formalizing, and helping implement Okta’s Secure Development Lifecycle for all products and business units
- Work closely with Engineering, IT, Product, and Security teams on cross-functional initiatives
- Holistically identifies risks for all Okta offerings and their connections. Provides company-wide strategies and recommendations to close gaps and elevate the program
- Influence security and product strategy and impact the Product Security roadmap at Okta
- Play a lead role in developing expert knowledge of Product Security, requirements, tools, and working methods across Okta
- Think like an adversary and solve complex problems with expertise and ingenuity
- Give security presentations and represent Okta in private or public venues
- Develop holistic threat models, audit code for security flaws and best practices, perform penetration tests on specific targets
- Ideate, communicate and guide the implementation of complex vulnerability mitigation strategies to development organizations
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. They aim to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Todd McKinnon
(CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
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