Staff Software Engineer, Security
Core
Designing and developing security solutions to harden frameworks and infrastructure for large-scale, mission-critical software, acting as a liaison between Security and Engineering orgs.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer, Security
Builds
Security-oriented frameworks, features, and privacy services coupled with the core Okta product.
Domain
Cloud Security / Identity Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java development, distributed systems design, OWASP Top 10 mitigation, cryptography, authentication/authorization (RBAC/ABAC), secure SDLC, threat vector identification, cloud service providers (AWS/GCP), RDBMS (MySQL), NoSQL (Redis/Elasticsearch), software engineering principles
Preferred skills
Test-Driven development, secure code reviews, technical documentation, agile practices, mentoring
Technologies
Java, AWS, GCP, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
Responsibilities
Develop innovative requirements for the security roadmap, evangelize security best practices, research/design/implement security frameworks, participate in cross-vertical code reviews, prototype and iterate on security initiatives, coach and mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
