Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Security and Data Systems (Federal)

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.

This position requires the ability to access U.S. National Security information. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g., a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Platform & Reliability: Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that underpins our security SaaS offerings, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability. This includes building and operating the tooling for our Snowflake data systems.
• Automation: Develop robust automation using code to eliminate toil and ensure consistency across our environments. You'll be a key driver in automating everything from infrastructure provisioning to application deployment and incident response.
• Security & Compliance: Work closely with our security teams to embed a security-first mindset into all our processes and infrastructure. You will be responsible for ensuring our systems and data platforms are compliant with industry standards.
• Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations and be a primary responder for critical incidents, leading root cause analysis and implementing preventative measures to ensure issues don't recur.
• Collaboration: Partner with development, data science, and security teams to provide expert guidance on architectural decisions, best practices, and the implementation of new services.

Qualifications

• U.S. Person Status (e.g., a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee)
• Strong Coding Skills: Comfortable writing production-level code to solve complex operational challenges.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep experience with Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure and services.
• Continuous Delivery: Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and tools, particularly Spinnaker, to automate and standardize release pipelines.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise in container technologies and hands-on experience managing large-scale, production-ready clusters with Kubernetes.
• Database Migrations: Experience with database schema management tools like Flyway for safely and reliably handling database changes.
• Data Systems: Direct experience with large-scale data systems, specifically with the Snowflake platform.
• AI/ML Experience (a plus): Experience or a strong interest in AI/ML, particularly how these technologies can be applied to improve reliability, security, and operational efficiency (e.g., AIOps, predictive analysis).
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing potential issues.

Schedule

• This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our San Francisco Office during the first week of employment.
• Includes on-call shifts.

Pay

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 $147,000 USD - $202,400 USD. 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.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
• Immersive, in-person onboarding experience
• Global community with over 20 offices worldwide