Director, Okta Threat Intelligence

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC

Secure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity 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.Okta is the World’s Identity Company.

Okta’s workforce and customer identity platforms are trusted to secure access to resources for workforce users, partners and end customers.

As a trusted supplier to some of the world’s most critical organizations, Okta is uniquely positioned to understand the threat environment.

Okta Threat Intelligence is the capability within Okta that delivers timely insights to customers that are both highly relevant and actionable, and that contribute to public conversations about identity-based attacks. Our research reinforces customer confidence in Okta’s best-in-class security capabilities.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual contributor to work at the intersection of identity-based attacks and agentic AI.

The successful candidate requires strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as cyber domain knowledge.

Core Responsibilities

Gather intelligence requirements from multiple stakeholders

Collaborate with product engineering and security teams to anonymize, aggregate and derive threat-related insights from platform data

Identify and research emerging or novel identity-based threats in order to produce actionable intelligence for customers and the broader community

Coordinate the distribution of finished intelligence, seeking new and creative ways of making our insights more accessible and actionable for customers and partners

Brief Okta’s strategic customers about the threat environment, and handle inbound inquiries where required

Measure the impact of intelligence and analysis products on customer adoption and secure configuration

What does it take?

You lead by example and influence. The most creative and technically gifted people in the room want to work with you and for you.

You’re a team player. You prefer to work in a team where every colleague rolls up their sleeves and contributes equally.

You have great communications skills and boundless curiosity.

You write succinctly and speak persuasively.

You work with purpose. You are motivated by the prospect of driving security best practices in a company that protects millions of people.

You have a demonstrated ability to evaluate risk and to produce finished intelligence under tight deadlines.

Requirements

A degree in a relevant field would be beneficial but is not strictly required. We value real-world experience and demonstrable skills and influence in the cyber domain

Evidence of strong written communication and presentation skills

Evidence of strong data analysis and scripting skills (predominantly using SQL and Python)

Demonstrable use of AI workflows or agents to accelerate your research and analysis

Ability to handle sensitive information with a high degree of integrity and discretion

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#LI-HybridP22012_3444189Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:$200,000—$275,000 USDThe Okta Experience

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