DevOps Engineer, Enterprise Data

Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 
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The Data Engineering Team

Okta's Data Engineering team is focused on building platforms and capabilities that are utilized across the organization by Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Product, and Operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with the ability to tie engineering initiatives to business impact. 

You will be part of a team doing detailed technical designs, development, and implementation of applications using cutting-edge technology stacks.

The DevOps Engineer - Enterprise Data Opportunity

You’ll be an integral part of building and sustaining strong and effective relationships across Okta with our Engineering, Technical Operations, and Business Technology teams. As a DevOps Engineer, you will act as a liaison between our partners and the Data & Insights team to design, build, secure, and automate our infrastructure deployment processes.

What you’ll be doing

• Build scalable and extensible platforms, services, and tools using Java, Python, Go, and other relevant technologies, with a focus on ensuring automation and reliability across the AWS cloud environment. 
• Work with data engineers to design and implement automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Strengthen Okta’s software delivery processes, including pipeline automation, delivery tools, and configuration management.
• Investigate operational findings within the environment and coordinate remediation efforts in collaboration with other DevOps teams and subject matter experts.
• Ensure adherence to relevant industry standards.
• Ensure application monitoring and automation coverage in code repositories and deployment pipelines.

What you’ll bring to the role

• 2+ years of experience automating and deploying large-scale production services in AWS, especially with containerized services like Docker, ECS, and EKS.
• 2+ years of experience managing CI/CD infrastructures, with strong proficiency in tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitLab, or any CI/CD tool to streamline deployment pipelines and ensure efficient software delivery.
• 2+ years of experience with Python, Go, or similar backend languages.
• Familiarity with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and their application in system hardening.
• Strong experience in AWS network engineering and familiarity with configuration management tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Proven record of designing automated systems that streamline the software delivery lifecycle and SDLC systems.
• Experience in designing, building, and managing complex deployment pipelines.
• Relevant technical or security certifications are a plus.

Additional requirements:

• This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data.  As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

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What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
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