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LeadFull-timeJavaRustSpringAWSKubernetesDockerTerraformMySQLRedisMachine Learning
Salary Range
$153,000 - $207,000 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer (TS/SCI) to join our high-stakes National Security team at Okta. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, you will serve as a technical leader, delivering secure, air-gapped solutions for our federal partners.
Key Responsibilities
- →Design and deliver AWS-based projects using Terraform, Docker, and Redis, adapting them for secure federal air-gapped environments.
- →Operate and scale shared services and frameworks to support rapid business growth.
- →Drive high-quality code through rigorous design reviews, code reviews, and automated unit/functional testing.
- →Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize services to resolve performance bottlenecks and ensure high availability.
- →Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, enterprise-grade solutions.
Requirements
- ✓Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance.
- ✓Proven experience navigating Federal and DoD compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6).
- ✓Deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and optimizing software within federal air-gapped environments.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred).
- ✓5+ years of professional experience in Java, with mastery of backend service architecture, multithreading, garbage collection, and memory management.
- ✓3+ years of experience developing and troubleshooting web services on Kubernetes, with hands-on experience with AWS EKS preferred.
- ✓3+ years of experience with MySQL or equivalent relational databases, including sophisticated database design and query performance tuning.
- ✓Demonstrated success working with RESTful fundamentals; additional knowledge of gRPC is a significant plus.
- ✓Proficiency with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Hibernate), Tomcat, Redis, and Docker.
- ✓Strong foundational knowledge of network security (authentication/authorization) and a commitment to rigorous software engineering best practices.
- ✓Prior experience supporting or building Enterprise SaaS platforms.
