Staff Software Engineer

Okta Inc

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, ILNew York, NYSeattle, WAWashington, DC
Salary
$161,000–$221,000 / yr
Posted
89 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Below market

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This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $182,500–$231,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $191k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

The Staff Software Engineer - Federal joins the Defensive Cyber Engineering organization to support the Public Sector roadmap. This role involves building data and infrastructure platforms to safeguard corporate data, endpoints, and workforce security. You will develop scalable, fault-tolerant data pipelines, manage security solutions, and implement automation using a cloud-first approach. Key responsibilities include designing enterprise security systems, integrating log sources, and establishing monitoring for security posture across SaaS and cloud workloads. You will utilize Python, Bash, PowerShell, and Go, alongside Terraform for infrastructure-as-code. The role requires expertise in ETL/ELT pipelines, CI/CD, and APIs for AWS, GCP, and Azure. You will solve complex security challenges within highly regulated environments, including FedRAMP High, IL4, IL5, and IL6, while serving as a subject matter expert for architecture reviews.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $162050 from 79 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Serve as a security subject matter expert for solution engineering and architecture reviews.
  • Lead technical efforts to evaluate, design, and implement new enterprise security systems.
  • Build and maintain custom automation and cloud infrastructure using Terraform and policy-as-code.
  • Develop integrations with APIs, cloud platforms, and security infrastructure to improve detection and remediation.
  • Write and maintain Python-based scripts to streamline security operations and workflows.
  • Establish monitoring and alerting for security posture across endpoints, SaaS, and cloud workloads.
  • Identify and remediate security gaps while staying updated on emerging threats and industry tools.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of strong coding and scripting experience focusing on automation and custom tooling for security engineering.
  • Experience with Python is required.
  • Proficiency in other languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Go (preferred).
  • Experience developing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines for onboarding security data into a security data lake.
  • Experience with Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools to orchestrate security infrastructure.
  • 2+ years of experience building engineering solutions within highly regulated environments such as FedRAMP High, IL4, IL5, and/or IL6 (preferred).
  • Current or previous Secret, Top Secret (TS), or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
  • Experience with advanced identity management technologies, Okta ecosystem, or continuous compliance solutions (preferred).

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