Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

Okta Inc

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$207,000–$284,900 / yr
Posted
89 days ago
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About Okta Inc

Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

The Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (Federal) joins the Federal Operations Engineering Group to oversee the operational health of FedRAMP High, IL4, and IL5 environments. This leader manages a team of SREs to ensure high availability while meeting strict federal security and compliance obligations. Key responsibilities include serving as the primary operational relationship manager for federal agency security leaders, owning continuous monitoring programs, and driving incident response processes that satisfy FISMA reporting requirements. The role involves building compliant self-service tooling, automation, and CI/CD pipelines to increase engineering velocity. Required technical skills include Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code via Terraform, observability, and incident management. The position requires navigating the tension between rapid reliability improvements and the rigorous demands of NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP authorization frameworks, and DISA STIGs.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a team of SREs operating FedRAMP High, IL4, and IL5 environments.
  • Serve as the primary operational relationship manager for federal agency security leaders and stakeholders.
  • Own the continuous monitoring program, including POA&M remediation and vulnerability SLA compliance.
  • Partner with product and security teams to manage FedRAMP-compliant change management processes.
  • Drive incident response and post-incident reviews to satisfy federal reporting obligations.
  • Manage relationships with 3PAOs and internal stakeholders during audits and ATO renewals.
  • Maintain operational runbooks, system security plans, and evidence packages for federal compliance.
  • Build compliant self-service tooling and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate engineering velocity.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of experience in technical leadership and people management.
  • Must have at least 3 years of experience in a federal or regulated environment such as FedRAMP, DoD, or IC.
  • Must have experience managing relationships with federal security stakeholders including AOs, ISSOs, and agency CISOs.
  • Must have working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP authorization frameworks, FISMA reporting requirements, and DISA STIGs.
  • Must have a background in SRE or platform engineering including Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform), CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
  • Must have experience supporting or leading FedRAMP ATO processes, continuous monitoring programs, or FISMA annual assessments.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee.
  • Active or current eligibility for a federal security clearance (Secret or above) is a plus (preferred).
  • Experience operating large-scale cloud infrastructure in FedRAMP-authorized environments (AWS GovCloud preferred); IL4/IL5 experience a strong plus (preferred).

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