Senior Platform Security Engineer – Identity Platform (Hybrid)

VulnU; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 136,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

RRSP with match

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation/paid time off

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Security Engineering focused on the Auth0 Platform. You will build and manage services that secure the platform, expanding security controls and crafting scalable workflows.

Expect collaboration across teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve security posture in a hybrid Toronto environment. The role requires 5+ years in software development, deep experience with Python/Node.js/Golang, and strong Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade software services.
• Mastery of Python, Node.js, or Golang in production environments.
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD systems from an architectural/engineering perspective.
• Expert-level proficiency in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and risk remediation at scale.
• Solid experience with cloud-native environments (AWS or Azure) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and operate platform security services and controls.
• Contribute to security automation initiatives for custom tooling.
• Provide security for Kubernetes and containerized workloads, including runtime security and network policies.
• Write clean, well-documented code and participate in code reviews to maintain high standards.
• Support remediation for vulnerabilities with Auth0 engineering teams.

Skills

Python

Node.js

Golang

GitHub

CI/CD

SCA

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure

Security mindset

Tools

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Terraform

Job description

Okta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Security Engineering focused on the Auth0 Platform. You will build and manage services that secure the platform, expanding security controls and crafting scalable workflows.

Expect collaboration across teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve security posture in a hybrid Toronto environment. The role requires 5+ years in software development, deep experience with Python/Node.js/Golang, and strong Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise.