Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes w/ active TS/SCI
Washington DCfull time
On Site
senior
$188k–$258k
H1B: yes
Okta Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Okta designs and delivers AWS-based projects for secure federal air-gapped environments. The role includes incident management, engineering standards enforcement, and technical leadership.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI) to join our high-stakes National Security team. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, with on-site customer travel, you will serve as a technical leader, delivering secure, air-gapped solutions for our federal partners.
Security Requirement: 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.
The selected candidate may be subject to drug testing to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.
Cloud & Air-Gapped Infrastructure: Design and deliver AWS-based projects, primarily writing Terraform, Helm, and Go, and adapting our existing deployments for secure federal air-gapped environments.
Incident Management: Respond and remediate production incidents, performing deep-dive troubleshooting, driving rapid response, and implementing permanent preventive solutions.
Engineering Standards: Drive high-quality code and operational rigor through design reviews, code reviews, attention to detail, and deep technical expertise.
Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization to deliver secure, enterprise-grade solutions.
What You’ll Bring
Core Qualifications
Security Clearance: Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance.
Compliance Expertise: Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6).
Domain Authority: Deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and optimizing software within federal air-gapped environments.
Qualification
Active U
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Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance
Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6)
