Staff Software Engineer - Federal

Job Summary

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Defensive Cyber Engineering organisation in the DC area. You will work closely with Security, Business Technology Engineering, and Product teams to implement and manage security solutions, ensuring our core infrastructure applications protect our workforce, endpoints, and corporate data.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a security subject matter expert (SME) for solution engineering and architecture reviews
• Lead technical efforts to evaluate, design, and implement new enterprise security systems and feature enhancements
• Build, maintain, and enhance custom automation and cloud infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools
• Develop integrations with APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and security infrastructure
• Write and maintain scripts and automations, with an emphasis on Python-based solutions
• Establish monitoring and alerting for security posture, misconfigurations, and threats
• Proactively identify and remediate security gaps

Requirements

• 8+ years of strong coding and scripting experience, with a focus on building automation and custom tooling for infrastructure and data pipelines
• Experience with Python is required; proficiency in other languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Go) is a plus
• Experience developing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines for onboarding security data into Okta’s security data lake
• Experience working with security teams to integrate log sources and ensure seamless data ingestion
• Ability to build and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant data pipelines to process security event data
• Proven track record of automating security controls and workflows using a cloud-first approach
• Experience with Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for security automation and drift management
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with technical staff, support teams, executive leadership, and external vendors

Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $161,000-$221,000 USD
• Equity (where applicable)
• Bonus
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)