Okta
Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI)
Maryland · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$6,608 more — $153,608 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $153,608 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- 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.
- Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI) Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI.
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure across high-compliance security baselines.
- Support operations transitioning into disconnected, air-gapped, and top-secret defense environments.
- Maintain strict security controls, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring for classified networks.
- Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure software deployments meet stringent governmental security standards.
- Proactively identify and prioritize tech debt; drive improvements in areas beyond feature work - CI/CD, observability, documentation, reliability, and support processes.
- Partner with Product and Design to understand and own the desired customer outcome, not just the technical deliverable.
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
Requirements
- U.S. soil status - the employee must be on U.S. soil, which means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101
- U.S. Security Clearance status - the employee 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.
Nice to have
- Proactively identify and prioritize tech debt
- Actively invest in the growth of peer engineers, taking responsibility for raising the technical bar of the team as a whole.
- 5+ years in software engineering, shipping enterprise cloud software
- Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI or equivalent), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and a major cloud platform
- Proven experience defining scalable backend architectures and integrating complex APIs with modern web technologies - including the ability to make and defend architectural decisions with lasting org-wide impact.
- Solid understanding of web authentication and authorization fundamentals - how auth flows work, and best practices for securing sensitive user data.
- Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) - access requests, certifications, entitlement management, separation of duties, or role modeling (Okta, SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, Oracle, or in-house)
- Work experience in a compliance context - SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP - including audit evidence validation
Compensation
- Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington.
Company info
- We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
- The Senior Software Engineer (Federal) Opportunity As a Senior Fullstack Engineer on the OIG (Federal) team, your mission is to adapt the OIG product to the needs of the government customers.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Security Clearance: Active U
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