Senior Site Reliability Engineer, TCore
OktaSan Francisco, CaliforniaPosted 10 March 2026
Job Description
Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
The Team
The TCore team is a specialized engineering group that owns and operates all of Okta's networks. They are focused on ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of Okta's core infrastructure, particularly its global traffic entry points and the complete internal networking.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the TCore team. The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys analyzing systems and identifying areas of opportunity to improve system performance, availability and capacity. They are part systems administrator, part network administrator, and part developer.
What you’ll be doing
Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for the Okta identity platform
Collect and analyze data to identify root causes for network-specific events
Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform and/or Chef
Evolve the system by introducing changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and velocity
What you’ll bring to the role
3+ years experience in a Cloud Network Engineer role or related, with experience configuring, deploying, monitoring and troubleshooting applications and infrastructure in the cloud
Demonstrated in-depth understanding of TCP/IP networking stack; (layer 2 through 7). Ability to implement a highly available VPC network, including inter-vpc connectivity. Working knowledge of stateless and stateful firewalls. Familiar with DNS, web-application firewalls, and various load balancing methods available in the cloud.
3-5+ years administering or operating within a Linux environment, strong experience using Linux based tooling, and ability to debug systems level problems
In-depth understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, Load Balancing, DNS and other networking protocols
Solid understanding and experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Apache Tomcat, or similar
Strong problem solving and debugging skills coupled with a desire to take on ownership and responsibility
Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang, or similar. Experienced with git
Experience working with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet or similar automation tools
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Willingness to work on-call
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!
Experience working in a security-oriented cloud environment
Experience debugging software using gdb, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.
Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with PKI / certificate management (edited)
Additional requirements:
This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.
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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. T ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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