Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal/TS/SCI)

TL;DR

Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal/TS/SCI): Building and operating highly reliable, scalable, and secure cloud services for federal customers with an accent on automation, observability, and operational excellence. Focus on navigating complex compliance frameworks like FedRAMP/IL6 and maintaining mission-critical production systems under strict security requirements.

Location: Must be based in the U.S. (Washington, DC). Role is hybrid.

Salary: $174,000 – $238,000 USD

Company

Okta is a leading identity management provider building trusted, neutral infrastructure to secure digital identities for organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure and production services.
• Lead incident response efforts and drive post-incident reviews for systemic improvements.
• Develop automation, tooling, and infrastructure using Go, Python, and Terraform.
• Define and improve SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for customer-facing systems.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical architecture across multiple teams.
• Explore AI-assisted engineering techniques to improve operational efficiency and incident response.

Requirements

• Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Poly required.
• Must be based on U.S. soil.
• Proven experience with Federal and DoD compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, IL6).
• Deep expertise with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong software engineering skills in Golang and/or Python.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Paid leave including PTO and parental leave.
• Equity and bonus programs.
• Immersive in-person onboarding experience.