Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI)

Okta•Virginia, VA

3d•$147,000 - $202,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Fullstack Engineer on Okta Identity Governance’s Federal team, you will adapt the OIG product to the needs of government customers. You will design, build, and maintain backend services and frontend interfaces, applying expertise in distributed systems and AI-native engineering to deliver secure, interoperable, scalable access that enforces least privilege. The role includes supporting OIG’s expansion into highly classified government environments. You will work across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, including disconnected and air-gapped environments, while maintaining security controls, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring. You will also improve engineering practices and systems beyond feature delivery, partner with Product and Design on customer outcomes, and help grow the technical capabilities of peer engineers.

Requirements

At least 5 years of software engineering experience shipping enterprise cloud software.
Hands-on coding experience at scale using Java, Python, or TypeScript.
Experience with REST or gRPC APIs and UI automation such as Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent.
Experience with CI/CD (such as CircleCI or equivalent), Docker, Kubernetes, and a major cloud platform.
Ability to apply AI across the software development lifecycle, evaluate and adopt AI tools with sound judgment, and establish practices that bring a team along.
Experience defining scalable backend architectures and integrating complex APIs with modern web technologies, including making and defending architectural decisions with lasting organizational impact.
Deep expertise building reliable, secure, enterprise-grade backend software in Java or another type-safe language.
High proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and the ability to deliver robust frontend applications.
Solid understanding of web authentication and authorization flows and best practices for securing sensitive user data.
Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Poly.
Proven experience with Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6).
Must be on U.S. soil, as defined in FAR 2.101.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) as required by U.S. Government contracts.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience building, scaling, and troubleshooting infrastructure in restricted environments, such as FedRAMP Medium/High, DoD Impact Levels, or air-gapped systems.
Understanding of air-gap architectures, strict access controls, zero-trust frameworks, and data diode or secure transfer mechanisms.
Identity Governance and Administration experience, including access requests, certifications, entitlement management, separation of duties, or role modeling; experience with Okta, SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, Oracle, or in-house systems.
Identity and Access Management experience, including SSO, SCIM provisioning, directory integration, or privileged access.
Experience in compliance contexts such as SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP, including audit evidence validation.

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure across high-compliance security baselines.
Support operations transitioning into disconnected, air-gapped, and top-secret defense environments.
Maintain strict security controls, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring for classified networks.
Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure software deployments meet governmental security standards.
Identify and prioritize technical debt and improve CI/CD, observability, documentation, reliability, and support processes.
Partner with Product and Design to understand and own desired customer outcomes.
Invest in the growth of peer engineers and raise the technical bar of the team.
Design, build, and maintain backend services and frontend interfaces for government customers.