Staff Software Engineer - Federal | Okta

Okta Inc

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WA · Washington, DC Posted 99 days ago $161,000–$221,000 / year
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$217,568 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $191k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

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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 145 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $194,000–$267,000 across 145 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR

As a Staff Software Engineer joining the Defensive Cyber Engineering team in the DC area, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Okta’s Public Sector roadmap by implementing and managing security solutions. You’ll work closely with Security, Business Technology Engineering, and Product teams to build data and infrastructure platforms using automation, policy-as-code, and cloud-native technologies. Your responsibilities include evaluating, designing, and implementing new enterprise security systems, developing integrations with APIs and cloud platforms, writing Python-based scripts for security operations, and establishing monitoring and alerting mechanisms. You should have 8+ years of coding experience, proficiency in Python and other scripting languages like Bash or PowerShell, and familiarity with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Experience in highly regulated environments such as FedRAMP High is a plus, along with relevant clearances.

Skills

Python Terraform AWS GCP Azure CI/CD Bash PowerShell Go ETL ELT APIs MFA SAML OAuth OIDC WebAuthn Policy-as-code Prometheus Grafana

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 custom automation and cloud infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools.
  • Develop integrations with APIs, cloud platforms, and security infrastructure to enhance detection and response capabilities.
  • Write and maintain Python-based scripts and automations for security operations.
  • Establish monitoring and alerting for security posture across endpoints and cloud workloads.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of coding and scripting experience with a focus on automation and custom tooling.
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with Bash, PowerShell, or Go.
  • Experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines for security data ingestion.
  • Track record of automating security controls using cloud-first approaches.
  • Familiarity with Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Strong communication skills to collaborate across technical and executive teams.
  • Current or previous Secret, Top Secret (TS), or TS/SCI clearance preferred.

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