Senior Software Engineer in Test - Authentication

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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 flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.

We seek an experienced Senior Software Engineer in Test to join our Access Management Engineering (AM) team. This team is passionate about delivering large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role, you'll be working with a team of highly skilled and talented engineers responsible for delivering sophisticated backend solutions that help Okta reliably operate on a large scale and be highly available.

As part of the team, you’ll ensure projects are completed with the highest quality and reliability using automation at every level for fast, robust, secure releases.

• Review requirements and design specs to develop relative test plans and test cases
• Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts. Communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review
• Automate API tests, end-to-end tests, reliability/scale tests
• Automate all critical features to maintain zero‑debt cadence
• Review application code, identify bugs and other areas of weakness, architect tools for future coverage
• Release features with solid quality
• Respond to production issues/alerts and customer issues during on‑call rotation
• Be a strong customer advocate with a strong quality DNA

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in software engineering (or related)
• 4+ years of QE/SDET experience, preferably in an enterprise SaaS company or any product‑based company
• Experience in quality engineering for enterprise‑level software.
• Experience in Java‑based automation development
• Familiarity with automation tools like Selenium, Test Cafe, API (Rest Assured, Karate, etc.), Postman, Jmeter, Splunk, and AWS toolset.
• Expertise in test planning and cross‑team collaborative efforts.
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Experience working with distributed systems at large scale
• Able to write and review designs and code with other team members
• Able to deliver well‑designed, high‑quality code on time

• Experience with Performance testing.
• Good understanding of IAM solutions along with SAML protocols.

Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:

• US $118,000—$161,700 CAD

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

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!

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in‑person onboarding.

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…