Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Networking w/ active TS/SCI

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...

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We are looking for an experienced Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join Okta's Federal SRE team for the Emerging Products Group (EPG). Our mission is to build highly reliable, scalable, and secure cloud services that our customers can trust. We embrace an automation-first mindset and continuously invest in platfor...

Work with various teams to design and implement scalable, and reliable network solutions
Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for the Okta identity platform
Collect and analyze data to identify root causes for network-specific events
Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform
Evolve the system by introducing changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and velocity

Clearance & Citizenship: Active TS/SCI clearance with a full scope poly
Federal Compliance: Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6), with familiarity in SC2S/C2S
8+ years experience in a Cloud Network Engineer role or related
Demonstrated in-depth understanding of TCP/IP networking stack; (layer 2 through 7). Ability to implement a highly available VPC network, including inter-vpc connectivity. Working knowledge of stateless and stateful firewalls. Familiar with DNS, web-application firewalls, and various load balancing methods available in the cloud.
Deep knowledge of AWS network concepts such as Transit Gateway, Site-to-Site VPN, and Direct Connect 
In-depth understanding of Load Balancing, DNS and other networking protocols
Solid understanding and experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Apache Tomcat, or similar
Ability to troubleshoot network issues using AWS VPC flow logs and Cloudwatch metrics, alongside standard packet captures.
Experience working with Terraform
Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang, or similar is a bonus. 
Experienced with git
Able to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders
Working knowledge of Palo Alto next-gen virtual firewalls, implementation of firewalls, as well as configuration of security policies, routing, and global protect.
Experience debugging software using gdb, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.
Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes

 
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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.   
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:
$174,000—$238,000 USD
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