Manager, Engineering - Identity Threat Protection

Role overview

Manager, Engineering - Identity Threat Protection at Okta

About the role This key role involves building and leading a team of talented, passionate backend Java software engineers responsible for developing mission-critical and innovative identity and security products, specifically focusing on platform features for authentication and authorisation.

While this role is a people management one, you’ll still need to bring relevant technical experience to ensure sound technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical leadership is being provided to the engineers on the team in terms of scalable and maintainable systems.

Required qualifications

• Required Skills, Attitude and Knowledge: 3+ years managing engineering teams, balancing new feature/product development and maintaining existing features.

Employment details

• Demonstrable knowledge of secure web development fundamentals, fault-tolerant systems, and knowledge of cloud technologies. #LI-Hybrid #P4380_3566357
• Location: Bengaluru [India]

Application details

• Build a team for the long term, including creating a collaborative working environment, recruitment, and developing existing talent.

About the employer

• Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
• Get to know Okta Okta is The World’s Identity Company.
• At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences.
• This is an exciting opportunity to grow a team and deliver essential identity and security capabilities on Okta Secure Identity Platform.

Additional role details

• Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI.
• 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.
• We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app.
• Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
• We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
• Join our team!
• We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
• The Identity Threat Protection Team Identity Threat Protection (ITP), powered by cutting-edge Okta AI, shatters the mold of traditional login security.
• We deliver real-time, surgical defense against the most sophisticated and rapidly evolving threats.
• By deeply integrating with existing security infrastructure, ITP relentlessly analyzes user behavior and system data to proactively hunt down and neutralize risks before they impact our customers.
• Join an elite team of full-stack engineers, visionary data scientists, and pioneering ML engineers.
• We are not just redefining cloud authentication—we are engineering the next-gen security platform that continuously evaluates global threats and constructs a comprehensive, dynamic risk.
• ITP stands as the uncompromising guardian of trust and security, placing decisive risk prioritization at the core of every authentication and authorization decision.
• What you’ll be doing At a high level, you’ll be managing your team’s goals, contributing to product strategy and helping to develop your employees.
• More specifically, you will - Collaborate cross-functionally and across teams, with responsibility for the product, team health, and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to defining the strategic direction (product & technical) and roadmap for the team.
• Ensure a high-quality bar through testing and testing automation.
• Participate in and enable key team processes to organize & deliver key projects with high business impact.
• Drive career management discussions, including setting expectations and removing blockers, and feedback and coaching opportunities.
• Experience in stakeholder management, including alignment, prioritization, communication, and receiving and incorporating feedback.
• Demonstrated ability to build teams from ground-up, managing performance, mentoring and coaching teams Demonstrated focus on delivering outcomes, balancing constraints and tight deadlines. 7-10 years of prior software development experience with Java or other backend technologies.
• Experience and strong opinions on SDLC with testing automation & release orchestration using gating feature flags & configuration mgmt, and CI / CD platforms.