The opportunity
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
What you'll do
Lead the SRE team's technical direction , translating organizational vision: into actionable roadmaps while driving complex, cross-functional initiatives across product and platform teams
Operate at scale through hands-on participation in 24/7 on-call rotations: (follow-the-sun weekdays, shared weekends), directly troubleshooting and remediating incidents on critical systems
Build infrastructure resilience , designing and implementing monitoring,: alerting, and automation improvements that reduce toil and elevate operational efficiency
Champion reliability best practices , establishing policies and cultural: standards that embed observability, resilience, and software engineering rigor into all engineering efforts
Mentor and develop SRE talent , elevating team capabilities through pair: programming, design discussions, and code reviews while fostering a culture of continuous learning
Represent reliability as a senior technical leader in architectural reviews: and strategic planning, ensuring reliability is a core consideration in major engineering decisions
What they're looking for
- + years of hands-on team leadership in SRE or software engineering roles: within cloud-native environments, combined with 8+ years of total industry experience
- Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and infrastructure as code: (Terraform), with proven experience managing cloud-native architectures including containers, Kubernetes, microservices, and databases
- Strong programming skills in Go or Python, with a track record of building: and maintaining production-grade tools, automation, and infrastructure solutions
- Data-driven mindset grounded in SRE principles: blameless culture, systematic problem-solving, and the ability to apply software engineering approaches to operational challenges
