Senior Software engineer - Advanced Threat Protection

Okta is seeking a knowledgeable and research-focused Security Engineer to join a new Advanced Threat Protection team within Auth0 Customer Identity. As a Senior Software engineer, you will play a crucial role in researching how attackers will use AI against identity systems and building protections against novel AI attacks.

Responsibilities:

• Research and lead how to use AI to protect customer tenants , both proactively and during active incidents
• Research and build protections against novel AI attacks, such as adversarial ML, prompt injection, and model and data poisoning
• Partner with identity security teams to help customers strengthen their tenant security posture through AI-assisted defenses
• Research the emerging AI threat landscape and translate it into a forward-looking view of what needs to be protected
• Review and harden Auth0's AI security offering, identifying gaps and recommending mitigations
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team of security engineers to turn research into shipped protections for customer tenants
• Establish a deep understanding of Okta Customer Identity products and infrastructure
• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable security solutions and automation that operationalize AI threat defenses at scale

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with AI/ML security, including attacking and defending
• 4+ years of experience in security engineering, with a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure and/or product security
• Hands-on development experience, preferably in Go, to prototype tooling and build AI-powered defenses
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure security, Kubernetes, and secure coding best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn research into clear guidance for engineering and product teams