About this role
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
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 with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
About the Team
The Professional Services R&D team is a new, dynamic group at the forefront of innovation within Okta. Our mission is to design and build reusable, scalable assets and tools that empower our delivery teams and partners. By making customer engagements more efficient, streamlined, and cost-effective, we directly contribute to our customers' success and accelerate their time-to-value with Okta. This is a unique opportunity to join a strategic team from the ground up and shape the future of Okta's professional services.
Position Summary
As the DevOps Engineer for the R&D team, you will build and own the infrastructure and automation that enables us to develop and release software with speed and confidence. You will be responsible for creating and managing our CI/CD pipelines, defining our infrastructure as code, and ensuring our deployed assets are scalable, secure, and observable. You will be a key enabler of the team's agility, implementing the tools and processes that allow us to innovate and iterate quickly while maintaining a high bar for quality and reliability.
Responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain the team's CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment of our software assets.
• Manage and provision cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the health and performance of our applications.
• Work with the development team to containerize applications (Docker) and manage container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS).
• Ensure the security of our infrastructure and applications by implementing security best practices and automated checks.
• Automate operational tasks and processes to improve team efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Champion DevOps culture and best practices within the engineering team.
Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related role.
• Extensive experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).
• Exper