Staff Site Reliability Engineer (FedRAMP)

Okta; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 174,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Okta is hiring for a Site Reliability role focused on building and owning the core infrastructure that powers the identity platform. You will work on a modern tech stack to deliver durable, automated systems that maximize platform reliability and engineering velocity.

The ideal candidate thrives on analyzing systems, improving performance, availability and capacity. You will be part administrator, part network admin, and part developer, and you should be ready for on-call duties.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cloud operations experience.
• 8+ years administering Linux and debugging system-level issues.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, load balancers, DNS.
• Experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Tomcat, or similar.
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang; git.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to work on-call.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for Okta.
• Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform and/or Chef.
• Introduce changes to improve efficiency, scalability and velocity.

Skills

Ops experience

Linux

Networking

Scripting

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Chef/Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Golang

Python

Bash

Tools

Linux tools

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. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

The Team

The Site Reliability team is dedicated to architecting and owning the foundational infrastructure tooling and CI/CD platforms that support Okta’s SRE ecosystem. In this development-focused role, you will leverage a modern tech-stack to build durable, automated systems that maximize platform reliability and engineering velocity.

The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys analyzing systems and identifying areas of opportunity to improve system performance, availability and capacity. They are part systems administrator, part network administrator, and part developer.

What you’ll be doing

• Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for the Okta identity platform
• Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform and/or Chef
• Evolve the system by introducing changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and velocity

What you’ll bring to the role

• 8+ years of operations experience configuring, deploying, monitoring and troubleshooting applications and infrastructure in the cloud
• 8+ years administering or operating within a Linux environment, strong experience using Linux based tooling, and ability to debug systems level problems
• In-depth understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, Load Balancing, DNS and other networking protocols
• Solid understanding and experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Apache Tomcat, or similar
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills coupled with a desire to take on ownership and responsibility
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang, or similar. Experienced with git
• Experience working with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet or similar automation tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to work on-call

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

• Experience working in a security-oriented cloud environment
• Experience debugging software using gdb, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.
• Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with PKI / certificate management

Additional requirements:

• There is no citizenship requirement. The Okta employee must be on US 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

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $194,000 — $267,000 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $174,000 — $239,000 USD

The Okta Experience

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