Staff Product Security Engineer, Offensive Security

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The Offensive Security Team, part of Product Security, actively assesses the security of Okta's products, services, and infrastructure, and we are seeking a highly technical and driven staff-level engineer to contribute to this effort. This role demands more than running vulnerability scans. Excelling here requires a thorough understanding of offensive security testing and a strong drive to identify and leverage security weaknesses. Above all, the most critical attribute of this role is an innate ability to think and operate as a sophisticated adversary. This skill is key to solving security challenges with deep technical expertise and creativity.

The ideal candidate will possess demonstrable expertise in the following areas:

• Cloud Security: In-depth knowledge of AWS security architecture, services, and common attack vectors, with a proven ability to compromise AWS Compute resources. Experience with Google Cloud Compute and Azure is highly desirable.
• Operating Systems: Deep familiarity with Linux and macOS operating systems, including their security features, command-line tools, and common attack surfaces.
• Application Security: Strong understanding of application security principles, common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, etc.), and backend testing methodologies and techniques.
• Authentication Protocols: Familiarity with various authentication and authorization mechanisms, such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OIDC, and their associated security considerations
• Automation and Tooling: A strong desire and proven ability to automate security tasks and develop custom tooling to facilitate security reviews and pentesting
• TechOps: Experience with TechOps tooling and processes, such as Chef, Kubernetes, Terraform, and ArgoCD, enabling a comprehensive understanding of the operational environment.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely articulate vulnerabilities and remediation strategies to technical and non-technical audiences

We actively encourage and support the external publication of impactful security research and findings through papers, blog posts, and presentations at industry conferences.

What You Will Do

• Apply attacker mindset to identify, plan, and exploit complex security gaps across app, cloud, and network layers.
• Conduct targeted security assessments and pentests; deliver actionable findings, detailed exploit recreation, and architectural remediation guidance.
• Act as a security SME across internal teams and represent Okta in internal and external forums when appropriate.
• Design and deploy disposable, repeatable, verifiable automation and infrastructure to support rapid, on-demand security engagements.
• Periodically triage internal vulnerability tickets and external bug bounty submissions.
• As needed, design and deploy tooling, automation, or infrastructure to support security engagements.
  
  

What You Bring

• Demonstrable experience in penetration testing web applications and infrastructure (5+ years preferred)
• Strong expertise in securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Proven ability to identify and demonstrate security vulnerabilities in infrastructure
• Familiarity with Threat Modeling concepts and frameworks
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) for building and testing environments.
• Solid understanding of modern cryptographic principles and their application
• Experience in automating security testing and streamlining offensive tasks.
• Ability to think strategically and develop comprehensive attack scenarios
• Effective communication skills for conveying technical security findings to various audiences
• A proactive approach to learning about emerging threats and developing new security techniques.
• Experience or interest in mentoring and sharing knowledge with team members.

Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

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Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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