Quality Engineer – Technical Operations (Senior/ Staff

Okta is an integrated identity and mobility management service. Built from the ground up in the cloud, Okta securely and simply connects people to their applications from any device, anywhere, at anytime. Okta integrates with existing directories and identity systems, as well as thousands of on-premises, cloud and mobile applications, and runs on a secure, reliable and extensively audited cloud-based platform. 

 

Position Description: 

This position works as a Quality Engineer partnered with Technical Operations. It is a key role in the Quality organization and is instrumental in delivering Okta’s peerless uptime and service reliability. This position will drive testing for various areas within Technical Operations such as site reliability testing and analysis, validation of planned infrastructure changes and end to end testing of new components and technology. 

Due to federal data handling requirements, candidates must be a US Citizen.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Review requirements and design relative test plans and test cases 
• Develop automation plans and write test code to execute the plan 
• Work with engineering management to scope and plan engineering efforts 
• Participate in the design and implementation of reliable cloud components 
• Interface with Development, Architects and Technical Operations 
• Clearly communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review and comment 

 

Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• 3+ years of QE experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company 
• Administration of complex custom applications on UNIX/Linux and Enterprise Java Platforms 
• Experience in testing monitoring of distributed, highly available cloud services 
• Experience in Java, Ruby and scripting based test methodologies and automation development   
• Experience with Cloud Security, Network Security and Routing is a plus 
• Experience with some of the following technologies and services: Linux (RPM or Deb-based distributions), Cloud based Infrastructure as a Service (especially AWS), MySQL, Ansible, Configuration management systems (Chef/Puppet), Log management tools (Splunk/ Sumologic/ Kibana), Monitoring systems (Nagios, Zabbix, Wavefront, AppDynamics, NewRelic)
• Experience with FedRAMP or Security certification is a plus

 

Education and Training: 

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field 

 

Okta is rethinking the traditional work environment, providing our employees with the flexibility to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, no matter where they are located.  We enable a flexible approach to work, meaning you can work from the office, or from home, regardless of where you live.  Okta invests in the best technologies and provides flexible benefits and collaborative work environments/experiences, empowering employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs.  Find your place at Okta https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

 

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer