Staff Software / Platform Engineer, Infrastructure- Privileged Access Management

Okta; London; Hybrid; GBP 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud identity company is seeking a Staff Software / Platform Engineer in London. This role involves designing and delivering cloud-based infrastructure projects with a strong focus on Kubernetes and Go. Ideal candidates have over 7 years of programming experience and expertise in AWS and Docker. Join a skilled team that values unique perspectives and innovation.

Benefits

Health insurance

Flexible working hours

Paid leave

Telemedicine

Qualifications

• 7+ years of extensive programming experience in a modern programming language, preferably Go.
• Deep knowledge around designing, building, and operating resilient services on Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with Cloud fundamental building blocks like IaC, Observability, Secrets Management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects.
• Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of common microservices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go programming

Microservices architecture

AWS

Agile software development

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Helm Charts

ArgoCD

Redis

Elasticsearch / OpenSearch

Job description

Staff Software / Platform Engineer, Infrastructure- Privileged Access Management

Okta 29 July 2025

*Get to know Okta
* Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Okta is the identity standard. The Okta Identity Cloud is an independent and neutral platform that securely connects the right people to the right technologies at the right time. We help organizations do two things - secure and manage their extended enterprise, and transform their customers' experiences. With over 14,000 customers, 7000+ app integrations, and well over 200 million registered users, we are only getting started.
The Okta Privileged Access Management (PAM) is an identity-centric approach to a common and critical privileged access use case. Our elegant Zero Trust architecture is purpose-built for the modern cloud and helps customers solve challenging security and operations pain points at scale.
We're looking for a staff-level Infrastructure Platform engineer to join a team of highly skilled and talented team players who're proud of what they own and deliver. Our elite team is fast, creative, and flexible; with a weekly release cycle and individual ownership, we expect great things from our engineers and reward them with stimulating new projects, new technologies, and the chance to have significant equity in a company that is changing the cloud computing landscape forever.
You Will

Work with engineering teams to design, develop and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects on a modern tech stack (Kubernetes, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, MKS, Redis, OpenSearch, Docker, Terraform on AWS)
Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of new common microservices on EKS platform using ArgoCD, Helm Charts, etc
Operate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks. Scale these as their usage invariably grows along with Okta's business.
Evaluate existing systems to evolve them for serving in specialized circumstances to support Okta's future business needs
Conduct design and code reviews. Ascertain that proposed designs consider scale, redundancy, and multi-tenancy. Ensure high programming standards by writing unit and functional tests.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix services and frameworks the team owns
Evaluate system performance and resolve bottlenecks
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers
Collaborate with architects, QA, product owners, security and operations engineers

You Have

Deep knowledge around designing, building, and operating resilient services on Kubernetes clusters

Good understanding of Helm Charts and ArgoCD or similar technologies

7+ years of extensive programming experience in a modern programming language like Go, Java, or C++ especially in backend services. Go is preferred.

Immense passion for doing the right thing to help Okta's technology stay ahead of its anticipated business growth

Solid technology chops in architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging some of the largest cloud deployments in the enterprise world

A good understanding of computer science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithm

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; master's preferred.

Experience with Cloud fundamental building blocks like IaC, Observability, Secrets Management, CI / CD pipelines, secure coding practices, and compliance.

Experience with AWS, Redis, Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Kinesis, Kafka, and Docker

Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization

Demonstrably followed best software engineering principles

Familiarity with Agile software development process

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
"This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our Toronto office during the first week of employment."

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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:
$139,000--$209,000 CAD
What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.
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. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.

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