Director, Engineering

Okta; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 10,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta in Bengaluru, India, is seeking a driven engineering leader to expand our integration ecosystem. You will lead a world-class team of managers and engineers, shaping the technical roadmap for thousands of integrations across our product portfolio.

We value security-first thinking, developer experience, and a product-minded approach. You will collaborate with Product Management and Architecture to deliver scalable, secure, and high-impact integrations for global customers.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering organizations.
• Deep domain knowledge of cybersecurity or IAM, including OAuth, SAML, OIDC, SCIM.
• Experience building and scaling open ecosystem frameworks, APIs and developer tools.
• Experience bridging legacy on-prem/AD with cloud ecosystems (Azure, SaaS).
• Strong product intuition: focus on user adoption and reducing developer friction.
• People-first leadership with emphasis on psychological safety and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the Bangalore engineering organization, mentoring managers and senior ICs.
• Own the technical roadmap and execution for Okta’s integrations across a wide range of apps and platforms.
• Advance the official Okta MCP Server and Terraform Provider enhancements for partner integrations.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Architecture to translate ecosystem vision into secure, scalable reality.
• Ensure all built integrations meet top security standards and protect users and enterprises.
• Engage with the developer and partner community to gather feedback and iterate on frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Security IAM

Ecosystem frameworks

Product intuition

Empathetic leadership

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or BE/Btech

Job description

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

Identity is the foundation of trust on the internet, and at Okta, we are building a world where anyone can safely use any technology.

We are looking for a driven, curious, and empathetic product-minded engineering leader to expand Okta’s market footprint by growing our global integration ecosystem. As the Director of Engineering for the Okta Integration Ecosystem in Bangalore, you will lead, scale, and inspire a talented organization of engineering managers and engineers dedicated to evolving Okta-built integrations across our entire product portfolio.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role. If you are passionate about customer security, obsessed with developer experience, and love engaging with a vibrant technology community, we want to hear from you.

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

Identity is the foundation of trust on the internet, and at Okta, we are building a world where anyone can safely use any technology.

We are looking for a driven, curious, and empathetic product-minded engineering leader to expand Okta’s market footprint by growing our global integration ecosystem. As the Director of Engineering for the Okta Integration Ecosystem in Bangalore, you will lead, scale, and inspire a talented organization of engineering managers and engineers dedicated to evolving Okta-built integrations across our entire product portfolio.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role. If you are passionate about customer security, obsessed with developer experience, and love engaging with a vibrant technology community, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and Scale the Team: Mentor, inspire, and grow a world-class engineering organization in Bangalore, directly managing engineering managers and senior individual contributors while fostering a high-performance culture.
• Drive Integration Strategy: Own the technical roadmap and execution for Okta’s integrations across a massive gamut of applications—spanning traditional Enterprise systems, SaaS, On-prem infrastructure, Active Directory (AD), Azure, and next-generation AI agents.
• Advance Modern Infra & Governance: Drive the development, rollout, and governance of the official Okta MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server. Streamline and enable partner integrations through robust Terraform Provider enhancements.
• Champion Product & Engineering Synergy: Partner closely with Product Management and Architecture to translate an ambitious ecosystem vision into a secure, robust, and scalable reality.
• Elevate Customer Security: Ensure all built integrations adhere to the highest industry security standards, protecting millions of users and thousands of global enterprises.
• Engage the Community: Act as a key stakeholder and advocate within our vibrant developer and partner ecosystem, gathering feedback to continuously iterate on our integration frameworks.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven Leadership & Scale: 15+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering organizations, with a strong track record of successfully managing and mentoring other engineering managers within top-tier global product companies or hyper-scale SaaS environments.
• Deep Security & IAM Expertise: Thorough domain knowledge of Cybersecurity or the Identity and Access Management (IAM) space, including hands-on familiarity with core protocols such as OAuth, SAML, OIDC, and SCIM.
• Experience building and scaling open ecosystem frameworks, third-party developer tools, and external APIs that drive customer adoption, rather than internal cloud infrastructure or developer platforms.
• Versatile Tech Horizons: Experience bridging legacy infrastructure (On-Prem, AD) with modern cloud ecosystems (Azure, SaaS), combined with a forward-looking curiosity for securing AI agents and Non-Human Identities (NHIs).
• Product Intuition & Credibility: A strong builder mindset. You don’t just build to a specification; you care deeply about user adoption, reducing developer friction, and driving measurable business impact. You maintain the technical depth required to earn the respect of world-class engineers.
• Empathetic Mindset: A people-first leadership style. You excel at fostering an inclusive, collaborative environment where curiosity is rewarded, and psychological safety is paramount.

Education and Training

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field. BE/Btech

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