Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Networking w/ active TS/SCI

Okta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 174,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer for its Federal SRE team to design and operate secure cloud services. You will lead automation efforts, build scalable network solutions, and collaborate with engineers and product teams to improve reliability and velocity for federal customers.

The role requires a broad set of cloud networking skills, security clearances, and experience with DoD/compliance frameworks, plus a passion for relentless automation and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with full scope poly and ability to obtain compliance approvals.
• Experience navigating Federal/DoD compliance, FedRAMP IL6, and SC2S/C2S familiarity.
• 8+ years in a Cloud Network Engineer or related role with AWS networking knowledge.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, VPC design, firewalls, DNS, WAFs, and load balancing.
• Automation experience with Terraform; scripting with Bash, Python, or Go; Git proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, reliable network solutions with multiple teams.
• Maintain a highly available edge infrastructure for Okta's identity platform.
• Analyze data to identify root causes for network events and automate improvements.
• Automate AWS infrastructure using Terraform and related tools.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product teams to operate secure cloud services.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Full Scope Poly

FedRAMP IL6

DoD compliance

Cloud networking

TCP/IP networking

AWS networking

Terraform

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

Python

Go

Team collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

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 Federal SRE Team

We are looking for an experienced Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join Okta's Federal SRE team for the Emerging Products Group (EPG). Our mission is to build highly reliable, scalable, and secure cloud services that our customers can trust. We embrace an automation-first mindset and continuously invest in platform engineering, observability, and operational excellence to enable our engineering teams to move quickly and safely.

The Staff SRE, Classified Opportunity

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges at scale, building automation, and improving the reliability of production systems. You will serve as a technical leader within the EPG SRE organization, partnering closely with software engineers, architects, and product teams to design, build, and operate world-class cloud services.

The ideal candidate exemplifies the philosophy of "if you have to do it more than once, automate it" and possesses a strong passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and software engineering.

Security Clearance: Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope PolyCompliance Expertise: Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6)

What You’ll Do

• Work with various teams to design and implement scalable, and reliable network solutions
• Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for the Okta identity platform
• Collect and analyze data to identify root causes for network-specific events
• Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform
• Evolve the system by introducing changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and velocity

What You’ll Bring

Core Requirements

• Clearance & Citizenship: Active TS/SCI clearance with a full scope poly
• Federal Compliance: Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6), with familiarity in SC2S/C2S
• 8+ years experience in a Cloud Network Engineer role or related
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of TCP/IP networking stack; (layer 2 through 7). Ability to implement a highly available VPC network, including inter-vpc connectivity. Working knowledge of stateless and stateful firewalls. Familiar with DNS, web-application firewalls, and various load balancing methods available in the cloud.
• Deep knowledge of AWS network concepts such as Transit Gateway, Site-to-Site VPN, and Direct Connect
• In-depth understanding of Load Balancing, DNS and other networking protocols
• Solid understanding and experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Apache Tomcat, or similar
• Ability to troubleshoot network issues using AWS VPC flow logs and Cloudwatch metrics, alongside standard packet captures.
• Experience working with Terraform
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang, or similar is a bonus.
• Experienced with git
• Able to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders

Extra Credit if you have the following skills:

• Working knowledge of Palo Alto next-gen virtual firewalls, implementation of firewalls, as well as configuration of security policies, routing, and global protect.
• Experience debugging software using gdb, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.
• Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes

P24510

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 USD - $238,000 USD

The Okta Experience

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