Totara Learning Solutions builds open-source learning technology platforms - think Moodle-adjacent but purpose-built for enterprise compliance training, workforce development, and HR integration at scale. Founded in 2011, the company operates out of London, Wellington, and Santa Clara with over 200 people on staff and a certified partner network of more than 75 integrators worldwide. The core product, Totara Platform, gives organizations configurable workflows and system integration hooks rather than forcing them into a vendor's predefined logic.
The threat model here is less about external adversaries and more about platform risk: vendor lock-in, inflexible architectures, and opaque data handling in systems that touch employee records across government agencies, multinational corporations, and highly regulated sectors. Totara's open-source model means the codebase is auditable, adaptable, and deployable on the customer's own infrastructure - a selling point for orgs where data sovereignty and compliance aren't negotiable. Thousands of employers use the platform to train millions of users globally.
Security engineering roles at Totara sit at the intersection of open-source software development, system integration, and learning technology platforms. The team works across the full stack, connecting Totara to existing HR systems and building configurable learning experiences around client-specific processes. Technical domains span platform development, integration architecture, and the kind of permission-model and data-flow work that matters when you're handling training records for regulated industries.
