About the company
Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. The Defensive Cyber Engineering organization is responsible for the Security Data Platform, infrastructure, and tooling that enable Okta's Detection and Response capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a security subject matter expert (SME) for solution engineering and architecture reviews
- Lead technical efforts to evaluate, design, and implement new enterprise security systems and feature enhancements
- Build, maintain, and enhance custom automation and cloud infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools
- Develop integrations with APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and security infrastructure
- Write and maintain scripts and automations, with an emphasis on Python-based solutions
- Establish monitoring and alerting for security posture, misconfigurations, and threats
- Proactively identify and remediate security gaps
Requirements
- 8+ years of strong coding and scripting experience, with a focus on building automation and custom tooling
- Experience with Python is required; proficiency in other languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Go) is a plus
- Experience developing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
- Experience with Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for security automation and drift management
- Strong communication skills
- Current or previous Secret, Top Secret (TS), or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
- 2+ years of experience building engineering solutions within highly regulated environments such as FedRAMP High, IL4, IL5, and/or IL6 is a plus
Conditions
- Annual base salary range: $161,000 - $221,000 USD
- Equity, bonus, and benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave