Senior Software Engineer in Test, Federal Classified

Okta; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test for a critical, restricted-environment role focused on validation and certification of platform releases. You will be the sole QA resource in this environment, wearing multiple hats across the software lifecycle to ensure uptime and reliability of mission-critical software.

You will analyze requirements with development and engineering leads, participate in scrum, and build scalable test plans, harnesses, and configurations for weekly releases,

Qualifications

• Active security clearance required or ability to obtain one.
• 4+ years in software QA with release-based testing.
• 4+ years in SaaS environments.
• Experience with server and client-side tech.
• Ability to understand and maintain automation code.
• Experience with end-to-end or system test plans.
• Set up and maintain test configurations and lab environments.
• Willingness to work in a restricted environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements with Development and Engineering Leads to certify releases.
• Participate in a scrum team environment.
• Manage deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Partner with Development and Release Teams to build and maintain product infrastructure growth and high availability.
• Define test coverage based on customer usage patterns.
• Review changes going into test and staging environments.
• Ensure changes are compatible with existing deployments.
• Develop, maintain, and debug end-to-end/test plans and automation.
• Set up and maintain all test configurations and lab environments.
• Prioritize critical customer usage patterns for weekly releases.
• Support overall QA efforts across deployment and release teams as technical authority.

Skills

Security clearance

QA testing

SaaS experience

End-to-end testing

Automation maintenance

Java-based automation

Multi-hat skills

Release-based testing

Job description

Secure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity 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 HumanIdentity 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.

The Classified Senior Software Engineer in Test Opportunity

We are seeking a highly specialized and experienced individual for a critical Software Engineer in Test role within a restricted environment. This position is vital for the validation and certification of all platform releases, ensuring customer-critical flows remain intact and reliable.

This role requires a unique blend of testing acumen, operational experience, and system-level understanding. The successful candidate will serve as the sole Quality assurance resource in this environment, requiring them to wear multiple hats across the software lifecycle—from understanding the underlying product infrastructure and release versioning to certifying the final product. A passion for ensuring the uptime and reliability of large-scale, mission-critical software is paramount.

What you’ll be doing

• Analyze/refine requirements with Development and Engineering Leads, focusing on test planning and scope to certify releases.
• Participate effectively in a scrum team environment.
• Manage deliverables working under minimal supervision.
• Partner with Development and Release Teams to build and execute on product infrastructure growth and high availability.
• Understand Okta’s top customers usage patterns to define critical test coverage.
• Review new changes going into test and staging environments.
• Ensure new changes are compatible with existing customer deployments and usage.
• Develop, maintain, and debug end-to-end/system test plans and existing test automation to certify the quality of weekly releases.
• Set up and maintain all necessary test configurations and lab environments for end-to-end/system testing.
• Prioritize and ensure that critical customer usage patterns continue to function for every weekly release in our test and staging environments.
• Support the overall QA efforts of our software deployment and release teams, acting as a technical authority on quality in the restricted environment

What you’ll bring to the role

• Must possess active High clearance.
• 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.
• Proven ability to understand, debug, and maintain existing automation code (e.g., Java-based) to diagnose failures; heavy programming/development experience is not strictly required.
• 4+ years of experience in at least three of the following cross-disciplinary skills ("Multiple Hats"):
• 4 years of experience with developing and executing end-to-end or system test plans.
• 4 years of experience setting up and maintaining test configurations and lab environments

Additional requirements:

• U.S. soil status - the employee must be on U.S. soil, which means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101
• U.S. Security Clearance status - the employee must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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/us.

• equity (where applicable)
• bonus
• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k)
• flexible spending account
• paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:: $136,000 USD - $187,000 USD

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