Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Chicago, IL; Bellevue, WA; Washington, D.C.

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.

The Business Technology Team

At Okta, the Business Technology (BT) team drives internal efficiency through secure, scalable, and innovative systems. BT partners with teams across the company to build and support the infrastructure, automation, and enterprise applications that keep operations running smoothly. Focused on enabling productivity and aligning technology with business goals, BT plays a vital role in both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic growth.

The Senior DevSecOps Engineer Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to support our Federal Applications team in implementing secure, scalable, and automated DevSecOps solutions. This role requires expertise in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), security automation, and compliance to meet stringent government security standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive security best practices and improve deployment efficiencies.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Design, implement, and maintain security best practices within CI/CD pipelines, automating security testing and vulnerability management
  • Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to integrate security tools and processes
  • Implement security policies, compliance standards, and governance models (e.g., FedRAMP)
  • Utilize AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, and VPC to support scalable and secure deployments
  • Develop and maintain security best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containers, and cloud environments
  • Ensure application security tooling (DAST, SAST, SCA, credential scans) coverage in code repositories and deployment pipelines
  • Experience with Salesforce DevOps, including CI/CD tooling (Gearset, Copado), sandbox management, and metadata deployments, is a strong plus

What You Bring To The Role

  • 5+ years of experience in DevSecOps, Application Security, or related roles
  • Strong expertise in securing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Gearset, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
  • Proficient in DevOps and security tools, including Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and various security scanning tools (e.g., Snyk, Semgrep, SonarQube)
  • Hands-on experience with cloud security across AWS and Azure, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Skilled in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, and PowerShell
  • Practical experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, and CloudFormation
  • Some level of familiarity with compliance frameworks like FedRAMP and general security governance
  • Experience working with federal agencies or government contracts is a plus
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a security-first mindset

Preferred Certifications:

  • AWS Certifications (any of the following highly preferred):
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
    • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
    • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Additional requirements:

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.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.   

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:$132,000$198,000 USD

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! 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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