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Okta · 1 day ago

Software Engineer in Test II

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$120K/yr - $180K/yr

2+ years exp

Okta is The World’s Identity Company, providing secure access, authentication, and automation. The Software Engineer in Test II will ensure the quality and resilience of Okta's Global Edge, focusing on automation and quality initiatives across a distributed team.

CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end validation of our global traffic entry points

Partner with Technical Operations to simulate regional failovers and "black hole" scenarios across our ALB/NLB and routing tiers

Wage war against manual testing by designing sophisticated automation that validates infrastructure changes before they reach production

Support quality initiatives across a distributed team (SF, Bangalore, Sydney & London), acting as the SME for "Edge Readiness."

Provide on-call support (non customer facing) for our high availability SaaS platform

Provide assurance for infrastructure changes going into production by reviewing process and determining impact on production

Review infrastructure 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

Work closely with the team to evangelize optimal quality practices

Participate in the design and implementation of reliable cloud components

Enhance and maintain existing test automation and CM frameworks

Continuously review and optimize test coverage

Interface with Development, Architects and Technical Operations

Clearly communicate and document QE plans for scrum teams to review and comment

Types of testing we carry out includes and not limited to: Configuration; Component; Integration; DR; Functional; Chaos & Performance

Strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and analytic skills in a multi-tier SaaS environment

Excellent verbal and written communication

Qualification

Test automation frameworkQuality EngineeringCloud services testingNetwork SecurityOO programming languageShell scriptingCM tools (Ansible/Chef)Analytic skillsProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Quality Engineer experience preferably in an enterprise SaaS company and/or working closely with technical operations teams

Technically sound candidates who may be looking to transition into Quality Engineering will also be considered

Minimum work experience of 2-4 Years

On-call is mandatory so any experience is a big plus

Experience with Network Security and Routing is a plus

Experience in testing, monitoring of distributed, highly available cloud services

Experience in building test automation framework from scratch

Experience in at least one OO language and shell scripting

Experience in CM tools, namely; Ansible or Chef

Administration of complex custom applications on UNIX/Linux and Enterprise Java Platforms

Experience with some of the following technologies and services

B.S. or M.S. in Comp Sci, Comp Engineering, Software Engineering or a closely related technical field

2 - 5 years of experience as a quality engineer or software engineer

This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire