Senior Software Engineer in Test
Okta · Posted Nov 3
Cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer security
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About the role
Okta builds trusted, neutral identity infrastructure that secures AI and human identity across organizations. The QA Core Team partners closely with Infrastructure, Release Engineering, and Development teams to drive high availability and quality across weekly, mission-critical software releases. This Senior Software Engineer in Test role owns release-based testing, scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipeline optimization, and system observability.
What you will do
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for both server- and client-side systems using Java, TestNG, JUnit, and Selenium.
- Develop and execute comprehensive end-to-end and system test plans to validate new software changes against existing customer deployment patterns.
- Set up and manage automated test configurations, lab environments, and containerized test setups using Docker.
- Perform release-based validation, ensuring full compatibility, high availability, and uptime across weekly deployment cycles.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Buildkite) to reduce test execution times and eliminate flaky builds.
- Manage and optimize Maven-based build structures, dependency management, and automated release workflows.
- Write operational automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Groovy to automate internal infrastructure and test maintenance tasks.
- Analyze application logs and system observability metrics using tools like Splunk, Sumologic, Kibana, or ELK to identify, isolate, and debug failures.
- Utilize SQL to query databases and validate complex, integrated backend scenarios.
- Provide occasional on-call support and debug assistance to partner teams in North America to ensure smooth global engineering alignment.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Experience: 5 years of hands-on experience as a Quality Engineer or Software Engineer with a focus on SaaS products and release-based testing.
- Automation & Coding: 4+ years of Java-based test development (Selenium, TestNG, JUnit) and scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or Groovy.
- CI/CD & DevOps: Demonstrated expertise in maintaining and debugging CI/CD pipelines, dependency management (Maven), and containerization platforms (Docker).
- Database & Data Querying: 4+ years of experience writing SQL queries to perform data verification and system integration testing.
- Observability: Strong experience leveraging monitoring tools (Splunk, Kibana, SumoLogic) to parse logs and trace test failures.
- Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
Preferred qualifications
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, mobile testing platforms (e.g., Bitbar, Appium), or machine learning-driven test tools.
- Exposure to performance or security testing within CI pipelines.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Okta
Okta is a leading independent provider of cloud-based identity and access management solutions that securely connect people and technologies to the right applications. The company powers both Workforce Identity and Customer Identity platforms, allowing organizations to securely manage user access and navigate modern challenges like agentic AI security.
- Industry
- Enterprise Software
- Company size
- 7500+ employees
- Founded
- 2009
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $228M raised
- 2010-02-01Series A$10M
- 2011-08-01Series B$16.5M
- 2012-12-01Series C$25M
- 2013-09-01Series D$27M
- 2014-06-01Series E$75M
- 2015-09-01Series F$75M
- 2018-02-21Post IPO Debt$300M
Leadership
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Legal Officer
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