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Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes 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 Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart 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. Workforce Identity Cloud Okta Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC) provides easy, secure access for your workforce so you can focus on other strategic priorities—like reducing costs, and doing more for your customers. If you like to be challenged and have a passion for solving large-scale automation, testing, and tuning problems, we would love to hear from you. The ideal candidate is someone who exemplifies the ethics of, “If you have to do something more than once, automate it” and who can rapidly self-educate on new concepts and tools. Position Overview: The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will play a key role in building and managing Kubernetes platforms that support cloud-native applications and services. This position focuses on architecting and managing reliable, scalable, and secure Kubernetes-based platforms on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance while optimizing costs and automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes platform creation, Helm charts, Karpenter scaling, and Istio service mesh. Key Responsibilities: Kubernetes Platform Creation: Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant Kubernetes platforms. Ensure clusters are optimized for production workloads, providing high resilience and operational efficiency. AWS Infrastructure Management: Build, manage, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, including EKS,ECS, S3, VPCs, RDS, IAM, and more. Implement best practices for cost management, scaling, and security within AWS. Helm Management: Utilize Helm to automate and streamline the deployment of applications and services to Kubernetes clusters. Create, maintain, and manage Helm charts for production-ready deployments. Karpenter Implementation: Implement and manage Karpenter to dynamically scale Kubernetes clusters in response to workload demands. Istio Service Mesh Management: Configure and manage Istio to provide service-to-service communication, security, and observability within the Kubernetes clusters. Enable fine-grained traffic management, service discovery, and policy enforcement. Platform Automation & Scaling: Automate the deployment, scaling, and management of infrastructure and applications. Work with CI/CD pipelines to ensure a seamless flow from development to production with minimal downtime. Incident Management & Troubleshooting: Respond to incidents, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues related to performance, availability, and security in a timely and effective manner. Security & Compliance: Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure with appropriate access controls, network security, and compliance frameworks. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Create and maintain detailed documentation for Kubernetes platform setup, operational procedures, and best practices. Promote knowledge sharing across teams. Required Qualifications: 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes/ K8s, Helm,Karpenter,Istio; 5+ years of Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform , Chef or Ansible 5+ years of Experience with serverless computing (AWS Lambda, API Gateway) and microservices architecture. Experience with multi-region cloud environments. Proven experience with AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, IAM, etc.) and solid understanding of cloud-native architectures. Strong expertise in Kubernetes platform creation , management, and optimization (e.g., setting up highly available clusters, networking, and storage). Hands-on experience with Helm for Kubernetes application deployment and management. Practical experience with Karpenter for dynamic scaling of Kubernetes clusters and optimizing resource usage. Expertise in managing and securing Istio for service mesh, including traffic management, security, and observability features. Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Terraform, Ansible, Spinnaker). Strong scripting and automation skills in Python , Bash , or Go for infrastructure management and platform automation. Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Prometheus , Grafana , CloudWatch , and ELK Stack . Preferred Qualifications: Understanding of security best practices for cloud platforms and Kubernetes (e.g., role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and compliance frameworks). Familiarity with Docker and containerization principles. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). Certifications (Preferred): CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are highly desirable. What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee! Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! . Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at . U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Information Read more The foundation for secure connections between people and technology Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers. Follow Okta First Name Last Name Email Phone Resume Upload PDF Paste Upload Resume/CV (PDF must be less than 8 MB ) Upload PDF Paste Upload Cover Letter (PDF must be less than 8 MB ) LinkedIn Profile Website Are you legally authorized to work in the country you reside? Will you now or in the future require Visa Sponsorship? To the best of your knowledge, do you have any family members / relatives or personal relationships at Okta or at any suppliers, partners, or vendors that have a business relationship with Okta? 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