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OktaOktaBellevue, WA

Staff Product Security Engineer

Staff-level product security engineer leading security reviews, threat modeling, penetration testing, and LLM/AI security assessments for Okta's identity platform. Requires deep manual security expertise and strong communication skills.

141k – 248k
Hybrid7+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

What You Will Do

  • Conduct security reviews, including design reviews, threat modeling, and penetration testing of new features and major changes.
  • Perform manual secure code reviews across multiple programming languages.
  • Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, providing clear guidance to engineering teams.
  • Lead product security incidents, assess risks, and drive remediation efforts.
  • Develop security tools and automation to improve vulnerability detection and assessment.
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance to non-security staff on secure development practices.
  • Represent Okta externally through security research, conference talks, and publications.

What You Bring

  • Expertise in identifying OWASP Top 10 / CWE Top 25 vulnerabilities through manual code review.
  • Strong experience in penetration testing and secure development practices.
  • Deep technical background in assessing Large Language Models (LLMs) and securing AI-integrated software architectures.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, C/C++).
  • Deep understanding of authentication & authorization protocols (OIDC, SAML, OAuth).
  • Strong communication skills to explain risks and remediation to developers and leadership.
  • Ability to automate security testing using LLMs and scripting (Python, Bash, etc.).
  • Experience leading security incidents and risk assessments.

Desired Skills and Abilities

  • Experience in mobile (iOS/Android) and desktop (Windows/macOS) security testing.
  • Familiarity with SAST, DAST, SCA, and fuzzing tools.
  • Strong cryptographic knowledge and secure implementation practices.
  • Experience analyzing network protocols and traffic security.
  • Ability to develop proof-of-concept exploits to demonstrate vulnerabilities.

Skills

Penetration TestingThreat ModelingSecure Code ReviewOwasp Top 10SAMLOAuthOIDCPythonJavaGoC/C++Llm SecuritySASTDASTCryptography
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