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Senior Software Engineer in Test, Federal Classified

Okta INC · 🇺🇸 Washington, DC

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Posting rules out sponsorship

The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 93 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 52 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
  • What Okta INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles5 certified filings for “Staff Software Engineer in Test” (Software Developers) in TX: $157k–$157k, median $157k. Most were filed at wage level IV (80%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
  • Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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93 H-1B filings certified since Oct 2025

The US Department of Labor certified 93 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 52 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).

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About the role

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity 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. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. 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 TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph • 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. (P24506_3496561) #LI-Hybrid #LI-BB1 Below is the

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