Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Okta Inc

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bellevue, WAChicago, ILNew York, NYSan Francisco, CAWashington, DC
Salary
$194,000–$267,000 / yr
Posted
89 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Above market

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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.[

Okta Inc currently has 103 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$238,000 across 103 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Site Reliability Engineer

The Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Splunk joins the Observability team to own and evolve the company's Splunk ecosystem. This role involves building a world-class, scalable Observability Platform by treating infrastructure as code. You will design and maintain scalable observability infrastructure, optimize the collection and storage of log data for high reliability, and automate the deployment of agents and collectors across complex distributed systems. Key responsibilities include participating in on-call rotations, leading post-incident reviews, and eliminating toil through automation. You will utilize Terraform, Go, Python, Ruby, and SPL to manage Splunk Cloud at scale, including Workload Management and HEC optimization. Technical requirements include expertise in Linux internals, networking, Kubernetes/EKS, and creating actionable dashboards to debug cross-service performance bottlenecks within a distributed environment.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $202800 from 62 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and maintain scalable observability infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure as code.
  • Optimize the collection, processing, and storage of log data to ensure high reliability and low latency.
  • Automate the deployment and scaling of observability agents and collectors across distributed systems.
  • Create intuitive and actionable Splunk dashboards that correlate data across multiple sources.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and lead post-incident reviews to drive systemic improvements.
  • Build internal tools and automate workflows using Go, Python, or Ruby.
  • Manage Splunk Cloud at scale, including Workload Management and HEC optimization.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience scaling and managing Splunk Cloud at scale (1000+ SVCs).
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in an SRE, DevOps, or Systems Engineering role focusing on high-availability systems.
  • Expertise in creating intuitive, actionable Splunk dashboards that correlate data across multiple sources.
  • Strong coding skills in SPL and Go for building internal tools and automating workflows.
  • Proficiency in Python or Ruby for infrastructure as code and automating agent deployments.
  • Deep understanding of Linux internals, networking (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing), and Kubernetes/EKS.
  • Experience managing observability native tools within AWS or GCP (preferred).
  • U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee.

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