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.
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The Security Team
The Security team’s mission is to strengthen Okta’s position as the leading Identity-as-a-service solutions provider by identifying and resolving risks to employees, products, and, most importantly, our customers. With the ever-increasing pace of cloud application adoption, companies are struggling to find ways to accurately assess risk and act at the speed of their business.
The Product Security Engineer Opportunity
The Senior Product Security Engineer, PSIRT role drives, guides, and defines the overarching process and policies to handle Okta’s Product Security Incident Response program. This position is crucial in ensuring that Okta’s systems and services meet the highest security standards and align with our customers’ requirements. This position requires expertise in security operations, responsible disclosure, vulnerability management, and program management.
What you’ll be doing
- Responsible for defining, improving, formalizing, and implementing Okta’s Product Security Incident Response Program for all products and business units
- Lead the overall security disclosure program, from triaging to disclosure
- Report on the health of the program and the overall status of its activities
- Collaborate with internal teams to improve workflows, governance, and communication of vulnerabilities and risks
- Work closely with Engineering, IT, Product, Legal, and Security teams on cross-functional initiatives
What you’ll bring to the role
- 4+ years of experience in Information Security with a focus on Product Security, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, and Security Operations
- Working experience in conducting comprehensive security code reviews to identify vulnerabilities and code flaws
- Working experience in Product Security concepts
- Working experience in risk management
- Working experience in handling incident response for product-related issues
- Knowledge of incident and log management tools
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, particularly in technical writing, process documentation, and executive presentations
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What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!
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/.
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 participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.
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