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 seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Software Engineer in Test to join our Infrastructure Quality team. This critical role is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, performance, and security of the tools and infrastructure that enable our continuous deployment (CD) pipelines and tooling. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in automated testing, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and working within a cloud-Infrastructure environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and Execution: Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for our deployment tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible, custom deployment scripts).
Automation Focus: Design and build robust, scalable, and reusable automated test frameworks and scripts using appropriate programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Bash).
Functional & Non-Functional Testing: Execute various testing types, including functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and security testing, specific to infrastructure and deployment workflows.
Infrastructure Testing: Focus on verifying the correct provisioning, configuration, and state management of infrastructure components deployed by our tools.
Pipeline Verification: Ensure the CD pipelines themselves are resilient, efficient, and meet defined service level objectives.
Collaboration: Work closely with Deployment, DevOps, and Development teams to understand new features and infrastructure requirements to integrate quality assurance early in the development lifecycle.
Reporting: Track and report on testing progress, defect metrics, and quality status to stakeholders. Proactively identify defects, inconsistencies, and potential bottlenecks in the deployment toolchain and related IaC modules.
This role requires to go On-call on a rotation for any Production escalations and alerts.

Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

4+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, or a similar role, with a strong focus on automation.
2+ years of solid understanding of core concepts in cloud computing (AWS or GCP) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or Ansible.
2+ years of experience working in a SaaS based environment
2+ Experience with some of the following technologies and services:

Selenium (preferably with Java)
TestNG
Log management tools (Splunk/Grafana)
Docker, Kubernetes
CD Tools ( Spinnaker, ArgoCD, custom based deployment tools)

2 years of experience with Java-based/Python test automation development
2 years of experience with developing and executing end to end or system test plans
Experience working with agile release cycles and SDLC

Education and Training:

B.S. or M.S. in Comp Sci, Comp Engineering, Software Engineering or a closely related technical field
4 - 7 years of experience as a quality engineer or software engineer

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

P20064_3346831
#LI_Hybrid

The Okta Experience

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

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.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.

Senior Software engineer in Test

Job Description