DevOps Data Engineer
Builds and maintains infrastructure for the Federal Data Platform in AWS, designs secure CI/CD pipelines, manages vulnerability remediation, and ensures federal compliance like FedRAMP and STIGs. Requires 5+ years in AWS DevOps with containerization, IaC, and security tools.
What you’ll be doing
- Build and maintain the core infrastructure for our Federal Data Platform, using Python, Go, and other relevant technologies to ensure automation and reliability across the AWS cloud environment.
- Partner with data engineers to design and implement secure, automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Strengthen Okta’s software delivery processes by enhancing pipeline automation, delivery tools, and configuration management.
- Investigate and remediate operational findings within our regulated environments, collaborating with other DevOps teams and subject matter experts.
- Own the vulnerability management lifecycle for the platform, including scanning, prioritizing, and coordinating the remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
- Ensure strict adherence to federal compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
- Implement and maintain comprehensive application monitoring and automated security checks within code repositories and deployment pipelines.
What you’ll bring to the role
Experience: 5+ years of experience automating and deploying large-scale production services in AWS, especially with containerized services like Docker, ECS, and EKS.
CI/CD Expertise: Strong proficiency in managing CI/CD infrastructures and tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or GitLab to streamline and secure deployment pipelines.
IaC and Networking: Strong experience in AWS network engineering and managing infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Programming Skills: 3+ years of hands-on experience with Python, Go, or similar backend languages.
Security Mindset: Experience with system hardening, applying security standards like STIGs, and hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and processes (e.g., Nessus, Qualys, Trivy). Relevant technical or security certifications are a plus.
Proven Automation Record: A demonstrated history of designing and building automated systems that streamline the software delivery lifecycle.
U.S. Person Status: This position requires the ability to access federal environments. As a condition of employment, you must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee) upon hire.