Senior Software Engineer in Test

Okta Inc

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$136,000–$187,000 / yr
Posted
76 days ago
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Similar $175k
This role $162k
$107k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$201,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $162k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

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About Okta Inc

Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[

Okta Inc currently has 105 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$239,000 across 105 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer in Test

As a Senior Software Engineer in Test, Federal Classified, you will serve as the sole quality assurance resource within a restricted environment, ensuring the validation and certification of all platform releases. You will collaborate with Development and Engineering Leads to refine requirements, manage deliverables under minimal supervision, and partner with Release Teams to build high-availability infrastructure. Your daily responsibilities include developing and debugging end-to-end system test plans, maintaining lab environments, and ensuring new changes remain compatible with existing customer usage patterns. To succeed in this role, you must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph and experience in SaaS environments. You will utilize Java-based automation code to diagnose failures while managing both server and client side device technologies to maintain the reliability of mission-critical software systems.

What you'll do

  • Analyze and refine requirements with engineering leads to define test planning and scope for release certification.
  • Develop, maintain, and debug end-to-end system test plans and existing automation code to certify weekly releases.
  • Set up and maintain all necessary test configurations and lab environments for system testing.
  • Identify critical customer usage patterns to ensure they remain functional across all test and staging environments.
  • Review new changes in test and staging environments to ensure compatibility with existing customer deployments.
  • Partner with development and release teams to support product infrastructure growth and high availability.
  • Act as the technical authority on quality for software deployment and release teams within the restricted environment.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
  • Must be located on U.S. soil as defined in FAR 2.101.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret).
  • 4+ years of experience in software QA with a focus on release-based testing and validation.
  • 4+ years of experience working in a SaaS-based environment.
  • Experience working on both server and client side of device technology.
  • Ability to understand, debug, and maintain existing automation code (e.g., Java-based).
  • 4+ years of experience in at least three cross-disciplinary skills including end-to-end test plans or maintaining lab environments.

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