Senior Software Engineer in Test
Company Description:
Okta - we are the World’s Identity Company. We don’t just protect logins; we secure the digital life of the Fortune 100. Built from the ground up in the cloud, Okta securely and simply connects people to their applications from any device, anywhere, at any time. 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.
Who are we looking for:
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test. An individual who takes ownership and builds viable solutions. A team oriented individual who can demonstrate working independently, as an individual contributor, in a distributed working environment. Detail oriented and methodical in approaching tasks with excellent research and analytical skills.
An ideal candidate will be someone who is passionate about automation & appling those automation skills in testing, cloud native, large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced agile environment while partnering with cloud Infrastructure and operations teams. Okta engineering strongly believes in automated testing, and an iterative process to build high-quality next generation software.
This role is mainly focused on automation of Cloud Infrastructure testing and supporting SREs, including bespoke solutions rolled out by Developer Productivity teams. The Quality Engineering team works closely with Technical Operations and Engineering Leadership to deliver high quality solutions and as such requires excellent communication & technical skills.
Experience with implementing AI/ML solutions in the testing domain will be a big plus!
Please note this is an operations focused role.
As a Senior Software Engineer in Test you will:
Automate Automate Automate
Work with multiple teams in Scrum/Agile environment within Cloud Operations and infrastructure domain
Provide Quality Assurance and Testing Services to our SREs (Site Reliability Engineers); Development Productivity teams and other cross functional teams
Interface with Developers/SREs, Product Management & Customer Excellence & Support teams
Build tools to facilitate QA/testing tasks therefore removing manual effort - we wage war against manual testing
Automate functional and non-functional testing of software applications and systems
Develop and execute test cases, test plans, and test scripts
Participate in the software development process to identify defects and ensure timely resolution
Collaborate with developers to reproduce and diagnose software issues
Identify areas for improvement in the test automation process
Learn new technologies and techniques to stay current with industry trends and advancements
Provide on-call support for our SaaS platform
You could be a great fit for this role if you have:
Experience with Agentic AI
5+ years of experience of working on cloud providers e.g. AWS/GCP. Ideally certified
5+ years of experience as a quality engineer or software engineer
2+ years of experience working in a SaaS based environment
5+ years of experience with some of the following technologies and services:
Preferred programming languages: golang, python, ruby, shell scripting
Monitoring tools (Splunk/Grafana/Kibana)
Containerisation, Kubernetes & Terraform
Linux based OS with proficient command line skills
SQL & NoSQL databases
5+ years of experience with test automation development of integrated tests
3+ years of experience with developing and executing end to end or system test plans
2+ years of experience setting up and maintaining test configurations and lab environments
On-call support, ideally is SaaS environment
Exposure to Performance testing
Good understanding of scalable design principles
Education and Training:
B.S. or M.S. in Comp Sci, Comp Engineering, Software Engineering or a closely related technical field, from a highly reputable institution
Specialized training in: SDLC & any certifications in cloud technologies and programming languages will be desirable
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