Staff Security Engineer - Federal

Okta · Sec - Cyber Defense-774

Location: Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC
Metro: Chicago, New York City, Seattle
Workplace: Unspecified
Level: Staff+
Type: Unspecified
Pay: $161K–$221K/yr (estimated from posting text)
Posted: 8 months ago
Source: Greenhouse

What the posting covers

About the company

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…

The Team

We safeguard Okta from threats and vulnerabilities that could disrupt our business or erode our customers’ trust. The Defensive Cyber Engineering organization is responsible for the Security Data Platform, infrastructure, and tooling that enable Okta’s…

The Role

We are expanding this team to support Okta’s Public Sector roadmap by hiring a Staff Software Engineer in the DC area. You’ll work closely with Security, Business Technology Engineering, and Product teams to implement and manage security solutions, ensuring…

What you bring

8+ years of strong coding and scripting experience, with a focus on building automation and custom tooling for security engineering teams. Experience with Python is required; proficiency in other languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Go) is a plus. Experience…

What you’ll be doing

Serve as a security subject matter expert (SME) for solution engineering and architecture reviews, preferably in the Detection and Response and/or enterprise security tooling space. Lead technical efforts to evaluate, design, and implement new enterprise…

Additional requirements

Security Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts. The selected candidate may be subject to drug testing to the extent required by U.S. Government…

The Okta Experience

Supporting Your Well-Being Driving Social Impact Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with…

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