Staff Platform Engineer (FedRAMP)

Overview

Staff Platform Engineer to support Okta’s FedRAMP initiative and build/operate cloud infrastructure for Privileged Access Management (PAM).

What you'll do

• Accelerate secure PAM development using AI pair-programmers and LLMs.
• Contribute to Okta’s FedRAMP initiative.
• Design, develop, and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects on a modern tech stack.
• Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of microservices.
• Operate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks.
• Lead design and code reviews to ensure systems are scalable, redundant, and multi-tenant.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix services and frameworks, and evaluate performance bottlenecks.

What you'll need

• 7+ years of programming experience in modern languages such as Go, Java, or C++ (Go preferred).
• 4+ years of experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database systems.
• Experience designing and querying databases with optimization in mind.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and proven experience building and integrating them.
• Experience with AWS and technologies including Redis/Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, Kinesis, Kafka, and Docker.
• Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization.
• Familiarity with Agile software development process and software engineering best practices.

Details

• Requires ability to access federal environments and/or protected federal data, with U.S. Person documentation upon hire.
• Work mode listed as Hybrid.