Staff Site Reliability Engineer (FedRAMP)

Okta•Chicago, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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