Staff Site Reliability Engineer (FedRAMP)

We're looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our team, focusing on architecting and owning foundational infrastructure tooling and CI/CD platforms that support Okta's SRE ecosystem.

In this development-focused role, you will leverage a modern tech-stack to build durable, automated systems that maximise platform reliability and engineering velocity.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for the Okta identity platform
• Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform and/or Chef
• Evolve the system by introducing changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and velocity

Requirements:

• 8+ years of operations experience configuring, deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting applications and infrastructure in the cloud
• 8+ years administering or operating within a Linux environment, strong experience using Linux-based tooling, and ability to debug systems-level problems
• In-depth understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, Load Balancing, DNS, and other networking protocols
• Solid understanding and experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Apache Tomcat, or similar
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills coupled with a desire to take on ownership and responsibility
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang, or similar. Experienced with git
• Experience working with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar automation tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to work on-call

Preferred skills:

• Experience working in a security-oriented cloud environment
• Experience debugging software using gdb, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.
• Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with PKI / certificate management

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

Salary ranges:

• San Francisco Bay area: $194,000-$267,000 USD per year
• California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington: $174,000-$239,000 USD per year