Okta is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to lead the evolution of large-scale production systems, ensuring uncompromising reliability and performance while supporting critical national security missions. This role is based in the Washington, D.C. area within secure, restricted environments.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and oversee Okta’s production infrastructure, ensuring architectural integrity and peak performance.
- Act as a senior escalation point for production incidents, conducting deep-dive root cause analysis and implementing permanent, automated preventive solutions.
- Eliminate manual toil by developing sophisticated automation frameworks, evolving monitoring tools, and establishing rigorous technical documentation.
- Optimize a highly available, large-scale environment, ensuring ‘Always On’ service delivery across complex network topologies.
- Provide technical guidance to the engineering organization, championing SRE best practices and a culture of self-education.
What We're Looking For
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
- Deep professional experience with FedRAMP and DoD IL6 frameworks.
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
- Mastery of AWS networking and security, including Transit Gateways, VPCs, Route Tables, ELBs, and NACLs.
- Advanced experience automating enterprise-scale infrastructure via Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Expert-level Linux systems administration with proficiency in Go, Python, Bash, or Ruby.
- Proven success managing Docker containers and Java-based stacks (Apache/Tomcat) in high-security production environments.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts, IP protocols, and multi-cloud infrastructure.
Technical Stack
- AWS
- Terraform, CloudFormation
- Linux
- Go, Python, Bash, Ruby
- Docker
- Apache/Tomcat
Team & Environment
This role is part of the Technical Operations (TechOps) team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
- Equity (where applicable)
- Bonus
- Compensation: $159,000—$218,900 USD (for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area) + equity
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in the Washington, D.C. area.
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran.
