Security Architect (U.S. Public Sector)

Location: Washington, DC metropolitan area; hybrid role; employee must be on U.S. soil, including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or U.S. outlying areas

Annual base salary: $216,000–$297,000 USD. Equity, bonus, health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave may also apply.

Company

Okta provides identity and access infrastructure, including security capabilities for organizations and regulated public sector customers.

What you will do

• Serve as the subject matter expert and point of contact for highly regulated Public Sector initiatives.
• Define technical vision, priorities, roadmaps, and product architecture for regulated products and services.
• Coordinate security, compliance, engineering, product, sales, CSM, and go-to-market teams on requirements and communications.
• Review and maintain SSPs, network and boundary compliance diagrams, vulnerability management, security standards, and compliance validation.
• Coordinate significant service changes with DISA/DoD and FedRAMP and support CONMON activities.
• Build agentic workflows, support Okta Federal agentic infrastructure, represent Okta Security with IC and DoD classified customers, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience across security, compliance, or technology.
• Prior experience working within or supporting the U.S. Public Sector.
• TS/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Must be on U.S. soil and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, Secret or Top Secret, as required by U.S. Government contracts.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, PTO, and parental leave according to applicable plans and policies.
• Potential equity and bonus compensation.
• Programs focused on well-being, social impact, talent development, connection, and community.