Staff Software Engineer - Federal

Okta is The World’s Identity Company, focused on providing secure access and authentication solutions. The Staff Software Engineer will work with various teams to implement security solutions and build data and infrastructure platforms, ensuring the protection of corporate data and workforce.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a security subject matter expert (SME) for solution engineering and architecture reviews, preferably in the Detection and Response and/or enterprise security tooling space
• Lead technical efforts to evaluate, design, and implement new enterprise security systems and feature enhancements
• Build, maintain, and enhance custom automation and cloud infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools to support team workflows and enforce security controls
• Develop integrations with APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and security infrastructure to improve detection, response, and remediation
• Write and maintain scripts and automations, with an emphasis on Python-based solutions, to streamline security operations
• Establish monitoring and alerting for security posture, misconfigurations, and threats across endpoints, SaaS, and cloud workloads
• Proactively identify and remediate security gaps; stay updated on emerging threats, solutions, and tooling across the industry

Requirements:

• 8+ years of strong coding and scripting experience, with a focus on building automation and custom tooling for infrastructure and data pipelines
• Experience with Python is required; proficiency in other languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Go) is a plus
• Experience developing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines for onboarding security data into Okta's security data lake
• Experience working with security teams to integrate log sources and ensure seamless data ingestion
• Ability to build and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant data pipelines to process security event data
• Proven track record of automating security controls and workflows using a cloud-first approach
• Experience with Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools to orchestrate security infrastructure
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for security automation and drift management
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with technical staff, support teams, executive leadership, and external vendors
• Current or previous Secret, Top Secret (TS), or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance is a plus
• 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
• 2+ years of experience building engineering solutions within highly regulated environments such as FedRAMP High, IL4, IL5, and/or IL6 is a plus
• Advanced identity management technologies (MFA, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, WebAuthn)
• Deep understanding of Okta's ecosystem, including advanced configuration and integrations
• Experience with continuous compliance solutions (e.g., policy-as-code, automated evidence gathering)