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Staff Security Engineer

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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, Customer Identity (Golang)

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.

The Role

We seek a knowledgeable and development focused Security Engineer, who will build micro-services to secure Customer Identity Products and Infrastructure.

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.

Responsibilities:

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 scalable and reliable infrastructure services as well as security solutions for customer identity products
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
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

What this position is not:

Writing security detections or incident response
Application security, dedicated code reviews, or compliance focused

Requirements:

You have 5+ years of hands-on development experience writing microservices with Golang.

You have 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure security, product security
You have working knowledge and hands on development experience with one or more of the following:

AWS and/or Azure security
Kubernetes

You have strong knowledge in OWASP Top 10 and secure coding best practices
You have strong foundation on secure software development lifecycle best practices
You have strong written and verbal communication skills
You have experience working with a globally distributed and remote team.

Bonus points if:

You have working knowledge and experience with one or more of the following:

Full-stack engineering
Site reliability engineering
Identity and access management
Vulnerability and threat management
Security detection and response
Governance, risk and compliance

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What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

Amazing Benefits
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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, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.

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What You Should Know About Staff Security Engineer, Okta

If you’re a talented Staff Security Engineer looking to join an innovative team, check out our opportunity at Okta in beautiful Barcelona! At Okta, we are known as The World’s Identity Company, dedicated to enabling secure and seamless digital interactions through our cutting-edge Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds. In this role, you will be integral in crafting micro-services that secure our Customer Identity products and infrastructure, helping promote a culture of safety and security within our organization. You'll collaborate with a diverse team of engineers who are passionate about security and who thrive on solving complex problems at scale. With a strong emphasis on continuous development, we encourage lifelong learning and appreciate varied perspectives and experiences. Your tasks will include deploying scalable security solutions, refining our security posture through automation, and engaging with stakeholders on risk assessment and mitigation strategies. The role is perfect for someone with substantial development experience in Golang and cloud infrastructure security. Plus, you will be working in alignment with Okta's company-wide security strategy. If you thrive in dynamic environments and want to contribute to making the digital world a safer place, we’d love to have you on our team!

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What does a Staff Security Engineer do at Okta?

At Okta, the Staff Security Engineer focuses on building micro-services for securing Customer Identity products and infrastructure. They work within a globally distributed team to tackle complex security challenges, ensuring the safety and reliability of Okta’s offerings.