Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer in Test, who is passionate about testing large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced agile environment. The ideal candidate will be partnered with Infrastructure teams to share our passion and great pride in the simple elegance and usability of our solutions. Okta engineering strongly believes in automated testing, UX design and an iterative process to build high-quality next generation software.
The QA Core team is responsible for release based testing and validation, and developing test services that enable automation for other teams. QA Core also works closely with Release Engineering, Release Management, Technical Operations and Engineering Leadership to ensure our weekly releases across all services are completed on time and with high quality.
This is a high impact role in a key area for Okta’s continued uptime and reliability.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Major areas of responsibility include:
- Analyze/refine requirements with Development and Engineering Leads Partner with Engineering Management to scope and plan test efforts design and implement robust, scalable test solutions
- Participate effectively in a scrum team environment.
- Manage deliverables working under minimal supervision
- Partner with Development and Release Teams to build and execute on product infrastructure growth and high availability
- Understand Okta’s top customers usage
- Review new changes going into test and staging environments
- Ensure new changes are compatible with existing customer deployments and usage; develop new test services focused on release readiness and validation.
- Understand and monitor customer usage patterns and translate them into test requirements for automated or manual testing.
- Develop and execute end-to-end/system test plan.
- Set up and maintain test configurations for end-to-end/system testing.
- Prioritize and ensure that these patterns continue to function for every weekly release in our test and staging environments.
- Review new changes going into test and staging environments.
- Ensure that new changes are compatible with existing customer deployments and usage. Support the QA efforts of our software deployment and release teams.
- This role includes participation in an on-call support.
Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- 7+ years of experience in software QA with focus on release based testing
- 5+ years experience in software QA with a focus on release based testing.
- 5+ years of experience working in a SaaS based environment
- 5+ Experience working on both server and client side of device technology
- 5+ Experience with some of the following technologies and services:
- Selenium (preferably with Java)
- TestNG
- Log management tools (Splunk/Sumologic/Kibana)
- Docker, Kubernetes
- 4 years of experience writing SQL, and testing or building out integrated scenarios
- 4 years of experience with Java-based test automation development
- 4 years of experience with developing and executing end to end or system test plans
4 years of experience setting up and maintaining test configurations and lab environmentsEducation and Training:
B.S. or M.S. in Comp Sci, Comp Engineering, Software Engineering or a closely related technical field
8 years of experience as a quality engineer or software engineer
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in software QA with focus on release based testing
- 5+ years of experience working in a SaaS environment
- 5+ years experience working on both server and client side of device technology
- Experience with Selenium (preferably with Java)
- Experience with TestNG
- Experience with log management tools (Splunk, Sumo Logic, Kibana)
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- 4 years of experience writing SQL and testing integrated scenarios
- 4 years of experience with Java-based test automation development
- 4 years of experience developing and executing end-to-end or system test plans
- 4 years of experience setting up and maintaining test configurations and lab environments
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or closely related technical field
- 8 years of experience as a quality engineer or software engineer
Okta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Okta and has not been reviewed or approved by Okta.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, and income protection, complemented by preventive care options and wellness resources. These elements indicate robust coverage for both routine needs and more complex situations.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and fertility and family‑building benefits. Caregiving resources and flexible arrangements help employees navigate family responsibilities.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, separate sick time, paid holidays, and a company Wellbeing Week provide multiple avenues for time away. This breadth supports rest, recovery, and work‑life balance.
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What We Do
Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
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