Head of Infrastructure Platform & SRE

Okta; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 232,000 - 319,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta seeks a Sr. Manager of Infrastructure Platform and Shared Services to lead Edge networking, K8s platform, observability, and automation tooling. You will drive self-service capabilities, scale cloud infrastructure, and mentor a high-performing team across SRE and infrastructure disciplines.

Python/Go experience and cloud expertise are desirable. Based in the United States, you will collaborate with product Engineering and Security to ensure reliability, cost-efficiency, and rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical leadership of teams
• Experience scaling SaaS infrastructure in public cloud
• Strong expertise in cloud-native architectures and edge infra
• Hands-on with IaC, observability tools and CI/CD

Responsibilities

• Lead the Infra platform and shared services org across SRE & Infrastructure
• Build a world-class observability platform with self-service capabilities
• Accelerate velocity by developing robust platforms and tooling
• Own design and operation of scalable, self-service Cloud infrastructures
• Mentor and grow engineers and managers across domains
• Evaluate engineering designs and ensure timely delivery within resource limits
• Improve SDLC processes for cloud infrastructure as code and deployments
• Prioritize resources and manage service expectations

Skills

Technical leadership

SRE automation

Cloud platforms

Edge infrastructure

Terraform IaC

Grafana

Splunk

CI/CD pipelines

Cross-functional leadership

Observability platform

Education

Computer Science Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Okta seeks a Sr. Manager of Infrastructure Platform and Shared Services to lead Edge networking, K8s platform, observability, and automation tooling. You will drive self-service capabilities, scale cloud infrastructure, and mentor a high-performing team across SRE and infrastructure disciplines.

Python/Go experience and cloud expertise are desirable. Based in the United States, you will collaborate with product Engineering and Security to ensure reliability, cost-efficiency, and rapid delivery.