Staff Site Reliability Engineer

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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.

At Okta, we’re redefining Privileged Access Management (PAM) from the ground up, purpose-built for Cloud, SaaS, Databases, Containers, and any virtualized environment. Our mission is to simplify and secure workforce access with seamless, secure-by-default workflows that adapt dynamically to modern infrastructure.

We eliminate standing privileges, enforce least privilege, and embed Zero Trust principles into every access workflow by default.

Staff Site Reliability Engineer – Tel Aviv (Hybrid)

We’re seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and take ownership of the automation, reliability, and scalability of our platform. You will play a key role in refining our service architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and multi-cloud deployments, ensuring that our systems remain secure, efficient, and resilient. This role is ideal for a hands-on problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable with ambiguity. We're looking for someone who can take ownership of a problem and drive solutions.

This is a hybrid role based in Tel Aviv, offering a chance to work closely with our founders and a team of highly talented individuals. Together, you will help shape the vision of our product and company while solving challenging infrastructure problems at scale.

What you’ll be doing

Design, build, and operate Okta's global production infrastructure
Support a highly available and large scale multi-cloud environment as part of an on-call rotation
Automate workflows, deployments, and infrastructure processes
Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable delivery
Refine and maintain multi-tenant service architecture with strong security and scalability
Deploy and manage infrastructure using Kubernetes, Terraform, and other modern IaC tools
Build robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability
Write automation and maintenance scripts, primarily in Python and Golang
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience and delivery speed
Lead by example, responding swiftly and efficiently to production incidents, and driving team learning and process improvements

What you’ll bring to the role

7+ years of experience as a DevOps or Site Reliability engineer on high-scale distributed systems in Linux environments
Extensive experience with operating customer-facing production services
Strong experience in application and infrastructure monitoring in multi-tenant setups
Hands-on expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
Deep understanding of Kubernetes, its components, and operational flows
Proficiency in Golang and/or Python scripting for automation and maintenance
Extensive experience with Terraform (or equivalent Infrastructure as Code tools)
Highly motivated, self-learning, and passionate about improving infrastructure and delivery processes
A proven track record of successful SRE engagements, working closely with engineering teams
A proven ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of complex, open-ended problems and driving solutions from ambiguous requirements to a robust implementation
A strong history of leading and mentoring other engineers, elevating the technical capabilities and operational excellence of the team
Experience collaborating effectively with geographically distributed teams, navigating different time zones and communication challenges to ensure project success

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Exposure to security-first DevOps practices
Experience in a startup environment or with post-acquisition technology integration, scaling infrastructure from the ground up
Contributions to open-source DevOps tooling
Our Tech Stack
Infra: AWS, Kubernetes, Serverless
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Terraform, Helm
Automation: Python, Golang, Docker
Monitoring/Logging: Modern observability tools (customized per environment)

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What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

Amazing Benefits
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Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

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! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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.

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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.