[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure - TS/SCI

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Okta is The World's Identity Company, providing secure access and authentication solutions. They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their National Security team, focusing on delivering secure solutions for federal partners in air-gapped environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver AWS-based projects using Terraform, Docker, and Redis, adapting them for secure federal air-gapped environments
• Operate and scale shared services and frameworks to support rapid business growth
• Drive high-quality code through rigorous design reviews, code reviews, and automated unit/functional testing
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize services to resolve performance bottlenecks and ensure high availability
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, Security, Product) to deliver secure, enterprise-grade solutions

Skills

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts
• The selected candidate may be subject to drug testing to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts
• Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance
• Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6)
• Deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and optimizing software within federal air-gapped environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 5+ years of professional experience in an object-oriented language (specifically Java)
• 3+ years of experience developing and troubleshooting web services on Kubernetes
• 3+ years of experience with MySQL or equivalent relational databases, including sophisticated database design and query performance tuning
• Demonstrated success working with RESTful fundamentals
• Proficiency with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Hibernate), Tomcat, Redis, and Docker
• Strong foundational knowledge of network security (authentication/authorization) and a commitment to rigorous software engineering best practices
• Prior experience supporting or building Enterprise SaaS platforms
• Master's degree preferred
• Hands-on experience with AWS EKS is highly preferred
• Additional knowledge of gRPC is a significant plus

Benefits

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Company Overview

• Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.okta.com.