Software Engineer (Security Engineering, Auth0)
Company: Okta
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-06-20
About this role
- We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join the Auth0 Security Engineering organization. You’ll help build and maintain the security guardrails for our multi-cloud environment, implementing security and compliance standards as programmatic, code-driven policies
- Cloud Security Controls: Implement and maintain organization-wide controls (SCPs, Azure Policy) balancing protection with developer experience
- Identity & Access Management (IAM): Build and update templates and permission boundaries that govern how services and humans interact with our cloud, applying the principle of least privilege
- Infrastructure & Network Security: Contribute to the security standards for VPC architecture, edge networking, and cross-account connectivity
- System Design: Help build systems and processes that validate the security posture of the platform, enforcing our security policies and surfacing actionable feedback for engineering teams
- Growth & Collaboration: Partner with teammates across the organization, share what you learn, and continually deepen your security expertise
### Benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources- Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Security Mindset: An eagerness to identify attack vectors and think through risk in distributed systems, with a willingness to learn formal risk assessment practices
- Policy & Automation: Experience building or maintaining automated controls and infrastructure-as-code, ideally within Terraform workflows
- Communication: Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
- Tooling & AI Curiosity: Familiarity with security or cloud tooling, and an interest in applying AI to streamline security tasks and governance
- Cloud & Infrastructure Experience: 3+ years of experience in...