DevOps Engineer Professional Services RandD

Okta; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-Being support

Social impact initiatives

Talent development

Job summary

Okta Bengaluru is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and own infrastructure and automation for fast, reliable software releases. You will build CI/CD pipelines, manage IaC, and ensure scalable, secure, observable deployments.

You will containerize apps with Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes, while embedding security and automation across the stack. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to drive reliability, performance, and efficiency in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on DevOps/SRE experience in a similar role.
• Experience with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong CI/CD experience with Github Actions, Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Proficiency with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes for containerized apps.
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK).
• Solid security and networking understanding in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the teams CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment.
• Manage and provision cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure health and performance.
• Containerize applications and manage Kubernetes or ECS orchestration.
• Ensure security best practices and automated checks across assets.
• Automate operational tasks to improve team efficiency.
• Champion DevOps culture and best practices within the engineering team.

Skills

3+ years experience

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Containerization

Scripting

Monitoring & observability

Security & networking in cloud

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Job Description:

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. Were all in on this mission. If you are too, lets talk.

About the Team

The Professional Services R&D team is a new, dynamic group at the forefront of innovation within Okta. Our mission is to design and build reusable, scalable assets and tools that empower our delivery teams and partners. By making customer engagements more efficient, streamlined, and cost-effective, we directly contribute to our customers success and accelerate their time-to-value with Okta. This is a unique opportunity to join a strategic team from the ground up and shape the future of Oktas professional services.

Position Summary

As the DevOps Engineer for the R&D team, you will build and own the infrastructure and automation that enables us to develop and release software with speed and confidence. You will be responsible for creating and managing our CI/CD pipelines, defining our infrastructure as code, and ensuring our deployed assets are scalable, secure, and observable. You will be a key enabler of the teams agility, implementing the tools and processes that allow us to innovate and iterate quickly while maintaining a high bar for quality and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the teams CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment of our software assets.
• Manage and provision cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the health and performance of our applications.
• Work with the development team to containerize applications (Docker) and manage container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS).
• Ensure the security of our infrastructure and applications by implementing security best practices and automated checks.
• Automate operational tasks and processes to improve team efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Champion DevOps culture and best practices within the engineering team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related role.
• Extensive experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack).
• A strong understanding of security and networking principles in a cloud environment.

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