Kubernetes Platform SRE — AWS, Istio & Automation

Okta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to design and operate Kubernetes-based platforms on AWS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency. The role emphasizes automation, reliability, security, and rapid self-education on new concepts and tools.

The candidate will manage Kubernetes platform creation, Helm charts, Karpenter scaling, and Istio service mesh, while integrating with CI/CD pipelines and incident response processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes platform creation and management.
• Hands-on experience with Helm and Istio in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable Kubernetes platforms for production workloads.
• Build and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure including EKS, S3, RDS, and IAM.
• Automate deployments with Helm, implement Karpenter for dynamic scaling, and manage Istio service mesh.
• Automate infrastructure and platform operations with CI/CD pipelines.
• Respond to incidents and troubleshoot performance, availability, and security issues.

Skills

CI/CD automation

Incident response

Security best practices

Scripting (Python/Bash/Go)

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Okta is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to design and operate Kubernetes-based platforms on AWS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency. The role emphasizes automation, reliability, security, and rapid self-education on new concepts and tools.

The candidate will manage Kubernetes platform creation, Helm charts, Karpenter scaling, and Istio service mesh, while integrating with CI/CD pipelines and incident response processes.