Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes

Okta Inc

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WAChicago, ILNew York, NYSan Francisco, CAWashington, DC
Salary
$194,000–$267,000 / yr
Posted
101 days ago

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $230k
$135k most similar roles pay here $281k

This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $158,250–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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.[

Okta Inc currently has 156 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$251,900 across 156 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Okta Inc

At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the Workforce Identity Cloud team at Okta, you will be responsible for building and managing Kubernetes platforms that support cloud-native applications and services. Day-to-day tasks include designing highly available and scalable Kubernetes clusters on AWS, optimizing infrastructure costs, and automating deployment processes using tools like Helm and Karpenter. You will also manage Istio service mesh to ensure secure and observable communication within the platform. Required skills encompass extensive experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS services such as EKS, ECS, and IAM, along with proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Bash for automation. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in cloud-native architectures and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring high availability and performance while adhering to security best practices.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available Kubernetes platforms on AWS.
  • Manage AWS cloud infrastructure including EKS, ECS, S3, VPCs, RDS, IAM, etc.
  • Utilize Helm to automate deployment of applications and services to Kubernetes clusters.
  • Implement Karpenter for dynamic scaling of Kubernetes clusters in response to workload demands.
  • Configure Istio service mesh for secure and observable communication within Kubernetes clusters.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience with Kubernetes and Helm.
  • 5+ years of hands-on AWS infrastructure management.
  • Expertise in creating, managing, and optimizing Kubernetes platforms on AWS.
  • Practical experience with Helm for application deployment and Karpenter for dynamic scaling.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins, Terraform, and Ansible.

More like this

Similar roles

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes

Okta Inc

DC 149 days ago $147,000$202,000
Kubernetes AWS Terraform Python Go Bash Ruby Docker Helm FedRAMP DoD_IL6 CI/CD MULTI_CLOUD Linux_Systems_Administration Java_Apache_Tomcat CloudWatch EC2 ECS KMS