Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Core
Define and drive reliability strategy, architecture, and operational excellence for Okta's Emerging Products Group, focusing on Spera/ISPM and broader EPG initiatives.
Role type
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (Technical Leader)
Builds
Cloud infrastructure, production services, and reliability frameworks for Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), Workflows, IGA, and PAM products.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Identity Management / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Reliability strategy definition, platform architecture design, large-scale cloud operations, automation development, technical mentorship, cross-functional leadership, incident management, observability framework design
Preferred skills
AI-assisted reliability engineering, agentic systems design, GitOps implementation, Infrastructure-as-Code practices
Technologies
Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Git, Go, Python, Datadog, Splunk, PostgreSQL, Redis, OpenSearch
Responsibilities
Define reliability standards for availability, resilience, and operational readiness; lead architecture reviews for critical services; mentor Staff and Senior engineers; design and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure; lead large-scale scalability and resiliency initiatives; support on-call rotation for highly available environments.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship