Senior Software Engineer in Test

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 Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

The QA Team

The team mainly focused on automation of cloud infrastructure testing, including bespoke solutions to reduce toil for our SREs. The QA team works closely with Technical Operations and Engineering Leadership to deliver high quality solutions and as such requires excellent communication & technical skills.

The SET Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test. A team oriented individual who can demonstrate working independently, as an individual contributor. Detail oriented and methodical in approaching tasks with excellent research and analytical skills.

An ideal candidate will be someone who is passionate about automation & appling those automation skills in testing, cloud native, large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced agile environment while partnering with cloud Infrastructure teams. Okta engineering strongly believes in automated testing, and an iterative process to build high-quality next generation software.

What you’ll be doing

• Work with multiple teams in Scrum/Agile environment within Cloud Operations domain
• Provide Quality Assurance and Testing Services to our SREs (Site Reliability Engineers) and cross functional teams
• Interface with SREs, Product Management & Customer Support teams
• Build tools to facilitate QA/testing tasks therefore removing manual effort
• Conduct functional and non-functional testing of software applications and systems
• Develop and execute test cases, test plans, and test scripts
• Participate in the software development process to identify defects and ensure timely resolution
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce and diagnose software issues
• Identify areas for improvement in the software development process
• Learn new technologies and techniques to stay current with industry trends and advancements
• Provide on-call support for our SaaS platform

What you’ll bring to the role

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer in Test/Quality Engineering
• Experience working with Containerisation, Kubernetes & Terraform
• Programming experience with languages such as Java, Golang or Python
• Familiarity with observability/monitoring tools (Splunk/Graphana/Datadog)
• 3+ years of experience with test automation development of integrated tests
• 3+ years of experience with developing and executing end to end or system test plans
• On-call support, ideally in SaaS environment
• B.S. or M.S. in Comp Sci, Comp Engineering, Software Engineering or a closely related technical field is preferred.
• Specialized training in: SDLC & any certifications in cloud technologies and programming languages will be desirable

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

• Experience working on cloud providers e.g. AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Experience working with some of the following technologies and services:
• Linux based OS with proficient command line skills
• SQL & NoSQL databases
• Experience setting up and maintaining test configurations and lab environments
• Experience to Chaos testing
• Familiarity with SaaS environment

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

• 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! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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 arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

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