Okta

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes w/ active TS/SCI

Washington, DC · Staff+

No sponsorship$174k-$238kDetected 1 day ago

TypeScriptCode ReviewSnowflakeRedshiftAWSKubernetesTerraformHelmSite Reliability EngineeringMachine LearningCybersecurityNetwork SecurityLeadership

About the role

We are seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI) to join our high-stakes National Security team.

Cloud & Air-Gapped Infrastructure: Design and deliver AWS-based projects, primarily writing Terraform, Helm, and Go, and adapting our existing deployments for secure federal air-gapped environments.
Engineering Standards: Drive high-quality code and operational rigor through design reviews, code reviews, attention to detail, and deep technical expertise.
Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization to deliver secure, enterprise-grade solutions.
Industry Experience: Prior experience supporting or building mission-critical Enterprise SaaS platforms.
Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
Prior experience supporting or building mission-critical Enterprise SaaS platforms.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.
The selected candidate may be subject to drug testing to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.
6+ years of professional experience running production cloud workloads at scale.
4+ years of experience developing and troubleshooting web services on Kubernetes or similar orchestration layers.
Significant hands-on experience with both relational and non-relational datastores.
Strong foundational knowledge of network security (authentication/authorization) and a commitment to rigorous software engineering best practices.
Security Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.
Site Reliability Engineering: 6+ years of professional experience running production cloud workloads at scale.
Broad Database Knowledge: Significant hands-on experience with both relational and non-relational datastores.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (Master's degree preferred).
Technical Expertise
Demonstrated success delivering and maintaining both customer-facing interactive workloads and large-scale batch processing - ideally using data warehouse products such as Snowflake, Redshift, or Databricks.

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
The SRE Team
Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6).

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington.
Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.
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:
$174,000 - $238,000 USD
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (Master's degree preferred).
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