Senior Software Test Engineer Identity Security

Build test automation for Okta’s Identity Security systems using Java or Python, API testing, and distributed data pipelines. Work across security engineering teams.

As a Senior Software Engineer in Test, you will own quality strategy for real-time detection pipelines, risk signal correlation, and third-party integrations. Your work supports Identity Threat Protection, Identity Security Posture Management, and essential threat detection capabilities. The position requires deep SDET experience with enterprise SaaS backend systems, REST APIs, and asynchronous pipelines. You will collaborate across product engineering and integrated partner teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop test plans and cases for detection and protection features
• Automate API, end-to-end, reliability, and scale testing
• Simulate attacks, generate synthetic load, and benchmark latency
• Validate cell rollouts across Okta Identity Security surfaces
• Drive P0 defect resolution and release sign-off

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or related field
• Four-plus years of SDET experience with distributed systems
• Strong Java or Python programming proficiency
• Experience testing Kafka, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Redis, or BigTable
• Experience with CI/CD and large-scale distributed systems

Bring software testing, automation, and distributed-systems expertise to protect Okta customers through resilient Identity Security detection.