Okta

Senior Software Engineer in Test

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2 days ago
Toronto, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Develop test plans and test cases for detection, protection, and posture-management features.
  • Own end-to-end test coverage for data ingestion, risk-signal correlation, detection pipelines, and complex product integrations.
  • Automate API, end-to-end, reliability, scale, and regression tests for real-time detection systems.
  • Simulate attack vectors, generate synthetic load, and benchmark detection-pipeline latency.
  • Validate new cell rollouts and platform-wide initiatives across Identity Security surfaces.
  • Triage and drive resolution of P0 defects while collaborating with product engineering and partner teams.
  • Review application code, identify weaknesses, and design tools that expand future test coverage.
  • Own release sign-off and respond to production issues, P0/P1 alerts, and customer issues during on-call rotations.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field is required.
  • At least 4 years of SDET experience focused on enterprise SaaS backend distributed systems, REST APIs, and asynchronous data pipelines.
  • Experience with enterprise-level test engineering, distributed systems at scale, complex integrations, and cross-team test planning.
  • Strong programming proficiency in Java or Python; TypeScript is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Playwright, Selenium, TestCafe, Rest Assured, Karate, Postman, JMeter, Runscope, Splunk, Grafana, and AWS tools.
  • Hands-on experience testing event-driven or streaming platforms and distributed databases or caches such as Kafka, Kinesis, KDA, DynamoDB, Redis, and BigTable.
  • Preferred experience includes threat detection, fraud or attack mitigation, CSPM or ISPM, non-human identity and entitlement risk models, threat-intelligence integrations, IAM, SAML/OIDC, and AI-native SDLC practices.
  • Ability to write and review designs and code and deliver high-quality code on time.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $118,000–$162,000 CAD for candidates located in Canada.
  • Equity where applicable, bonus, health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave including PTO and parental leave.
  • Immersive in-person onboarding and connection to a global community spanning more than 20 offices.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBApache JMeterApache KafkaAWSGrafanaJavaPostmanPythonRedisSeleniumSplunkTypeScript

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About Okta

5,001-10,000 employees

Okta builds cloud-based identity and access management for enterprises and developers, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and lifecycle management. It sells subscription SaaS as the Okta Workforce Identity and Customer Identity Clouds; the latter incorporates Auth0, acquired in 2021. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, Okta is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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