Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Kubernetes): Delivering secure, air-gapped infrastructure solutions for federal partners with an accent on Kubernetes orchestration, Terraform, and Go. Focus on maintaining high-stakes mission-critical systems, driving incident remediation, and ensuring compliance with FedRAMP and IL6 standards.

Location: Must be based in the Washington, D.C. area with on-site customer travel required.

Salary: $188,000 — $258,500 USD

Company

Okta is a leading independent identity partner providing secure enterprise management and identity-as-a-service solutions for over 20,000 customers.

What you will do

• Design and deliver AWS-based projects using Terraform, Helm, and Go for secure air-gapped environments.
• Lead incident response and remediation, performing deep-dive troubleshooting and implementing preventive solutions.
• Drive operational rigor through design and code reviews to ensure high-quality, secure deployments.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to deliver enterprise-grade federal solutions.
• Maintain and optimize customer-facing interactive workloads and large-scale batch processing systems.

Requirements

• Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance is mandatory.
• 6+ years of professional experience in SRE or production cloud workloads.
• 4+ years of experience developing and troubleshooting web services on Kubernetes.
• Proven expertise in FedRAMP and IL6 compliance frameworks.
• Experience architecting and deploying software within federal air-gapped environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
• Flexible spending accounts and paid leave (PTO and parental leave).
• Equity and bonus programs.
• Commitment to professional development and fostering a connected global community.