Staff Technical Program Manager, Classified Infrastructure

Okta•Washington, DC

About The Position

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you. Position Overview Okta Federal, Inc. is seeking a highly organized and strategic Staff Technical Program Manager to join our Technology, Data & Intelligence (TDI) team. This team is responsible for building, scaling, and operationalizing a compliant "High Side" developer platform that supports the U.S. Government’s most sensitive missions. In this role, in addition to orchestrating the Classified Infrastructure program, you will also drive operational excellence and maturity across Classified Infrastructure. You will manage complex unclassified workflows that feed into classified environments and ensure TDI infrastructure delivery is never the bottleneck to broader federal growth. Beyond build-phase execution, you will drive the operationalization and maturity phase of the U.S. Public Sector program—ensuring repeatable processes, audit readiness, SLA adherence, and scalable governance across all authorization boundaries.

Requirements

8+ years in TPM or Engineering Management, leading large-scale infrastructure/platform initiatives.
2+ years supporting regulated environments (FedRAMP, DoD IL4/5/6, Top Secret).
Demonstrated experience operationalizing compliance frameworks—not just achieving ATO, but sustaining continuous monitoring and audit readiness.
Strong technical fluency in AWS, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and cloud-native architectures.
Experience managing vendor/partner ecosystems and holding external teams accountable to SLAs.
Expertise in configuring Jira/Atlassian tooling to track complex cross-boundary dependencies.
Bias for action, accountability, and schedule ownership.
Ability to align Sales, Engineering, Security, and GRC teams toward a unified federal growth strategy.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.
This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end execution of the Classified Infrastructure roadmap, translating strategic objectives (e.g., Secret/IL6 ATO) into actionable milestones and engineering deliverables.
Orchestrate “Low Side” preparation for “High Side” work, ensuring intake, requirements clarity, and readiness before engineering engagement.
Guard the critical path by proactively identifying risks, dependencies, compliance gaps, and resource constraints.
Establish the operating model required to make all U.S. Public Sector environments (DoD IL4, IL5, IL6, Top Secret, FedRAMP Moderate/High) fully operational and audit-ready.
Drive maturity across: Vulnerability management lifecycle (SLA adherence, POA&M tracking, zero tolerance for audit drift) Continuous monitoring and compliance reporting Change management rigor (SCRs, boundary protection, documentation hygiene) Incident response and contingency planning alignment
Ensure consistent governance, standardized documentation, and traceable compliance artifacts across all federal boundaries.
Implement metrics and KPIs that demonstrate program health, risk posture, and operational resilience.
Manage operational cadence with defense contractors and FSIs, holding partners accountable to contractual SLAs and milestone delivery.
Ensure TDI provides the required artifacts and inputs to prevent contractor delays.
Establish rigorous reporting and executive dashboards (R/Y/G status, burn-down, dependency tracking).
Maintain a “no surprises” posture for executive leadership.
Enforce a strict “definition of done,” ensuring compliance and documentation standards are met before delivery closure.