Senior Software Engineer in Test - Authentication

Position: Senior Software Engineer in Test - Authentication Experience
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 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.

The Senior SET Opportunity
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.

What You’ll Be Doing

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

What You’ll Bring To

The Role

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

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

Experience with Performance testing.

Good understanding of IAM solutions along with SAML protocols.

Salary and Benefits (Canada)
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

What you can look forward to as a Full‑Time Okta employee!

Amazing Benefits

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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.

Equal Opportunity Statement
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…