Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering - Platform (Auth0)

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Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Service Development: Build, maintain, and operate platform security services and controls using Python, Node.js, or Golang.
Security Automation: Build and contribute to our security automation initiatives for custom tooling.
Container Security: Provide technical support  and engineering solutions for securing Kubernetes (K8s) and containerized workloads, including runtime security, network policies, and admission controllers.
Engineering Quality: Write clean, testable, and well-documented code while driving technical designs and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
Vulnerability Management: Support remediation plan for vulnerabilities in partnership with Auth0 engineering teams, including development and commit of patches to remediate issues. .

Software Development Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade software services.
Core Language Proficiency: Hands-on mastery of Python, Node.js, or Golang.
Expertise in using GitHub, and CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) from an architectural and engineering perspective.
Expert-level proficiency in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and hands-on experience in the practical remediation of third-party and open-source dependency vulnerabilities at scale.
Cloud & Containers: Solid experience with cloud-native environments (AWS or Azure) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
Security Mindset: Practical experience building platform security controls, managing service permissions, and applying secure coding practices.
Experience with high-throughput streaming platforms or log processing tools (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Vector).
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and Policy-as-Code tools.
Familiarity with compliance standards (FedRAMP, SOC2) and security frameworks in multi-cloud environments.
Experience or interest in applying AI/ML tools to automate security workflows and analysis.

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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.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:
$136,000—$187,000 CAD
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