Staff Security Engineer, Defensive Cyber Engineering

Join Okta's Defensive Cyber Engineering team as a Staff Engineer responsible for safeguarding Okta’s environments. You'll work closely with the Security, Business Technology Engineering and Product teams to implement and manage security solutions and ensure that core infrastructure applications are protecting our workforce, endpoints, and corporate data.

Requirements

• Hands on experience with enterprise security tools such as Okta, Crowdstrike and Palo Alto suite covering EDR, CASB, DLP, MDM, SASE, and SSPM capabilities.
• Strong coding and scripting skills are required for building automation and custom tooling.
• Proven track record automating security controls and workflows using a cloud-first approach.
• Experience with Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools to orchestrate security infrastructure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for security automation and drift management.
• Strong communication skills across technical staff, support teams, executive leadership, and external vendors.

Benefits

• World-class benefits
• Flexibility
• Growth opportunities