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Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Okta
posted 2d ago
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Job Description
- Lead and implement secure, scalable Kubernetes clusters across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.
- Integrate security throughout the cluster lifecycle (design to production) with network policies, RBAC, Pod Security Policies, and encryption.
- Work with development teams to enforce secure containerization practices and integrate security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement secure networking, service meshes (Istio, Linkerd), and implement mutual TLS for secure service-to-service communication.
- Secure CI/CD pipelines with automated security checks (code scanning, vulnerability assessments, configuration checks).
- Automate Kubernetes infrastructure provisioning with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible), embedding security best practices.
- Enhance automation workflows for patching, vulnerability assessments, and incident response.
- Implement observability strategies with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and Loki for monitoring health, logging, performance, and security.
- Ensure security events are logged, monitored, and proactively mitigated.
- Participate in incident response, on-call rotations, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to refine security protocols.
- Define, document, and enforce Kubernetes security best practices and policies.
What You ll Bring to the Role:
- Strong knowledge in Kubernetes, ECS, and migrating applications to cloud-native environments, ensuring security at every stage.
- Experience in designing secure identity management and access control solutions for Kubernetes, ECS, and cloud platforms.
- Experience in migrating legacy applications to Kubernetes and ECS, optimizing for security and scalability.
- Skilled in managing and securing cloud identities, roles, and implementing RBAC in Kubernetes and ECS.
- Extensive experience in securing and automating CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, and Spinnaker.
- Hands-on experience with container security using tools like Aqua Security, Twistlock, and runtime protection practices.
- In-depth understanding of service meshes like Istio and Linkerd, and securing communications with mutual TLS encryption.
- Expertise in using IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible for secure infrastructure automation.
- Skilled in using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack for real-time monitoring and proactive incident detection.
- Experience in managing incidents, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and improving security protocols.
- Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers, promoting a security-first culture.
- Knowledge on secrets in Kubernetes using Vault, Secrets Manager, or Kubernetes Secrets.
Experience Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in managing large-scale, secure Kubernetes clusters, including architecture, security, and scalability.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with ECS (Elastic Container Service) and migrating legacy monolithic applications to cloud-native environments (Kubernetes/ECS).
- 3+ years of experience in cloud security, including IAM (Identity and Access Management), role-based access control (RBAC), and secure identity management for cloud platforms and Kubernetes.
- 3+ years of experience in automating CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Spinnaker, Jenkins or ArgoCD with an emphasis on integrating security throughout the process.
- Strong knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and secure networking practices in Kubernetes environments, including mutual TLS encryption.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, and the ability to automate infrastructure provisioning with a security-first approach.
- Proven experience in implementing monitoring and observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki or similar tools to enhance security and detect incidents in real-time.
- Strong problem-solving skills with hands-on experience in incident management, troubleshooting, and conducting post-incident analysis.
- Excellent collaboration skills with experience working cross-functionally with security engineers, developers, and DevOps teams to enforce security best practices and policies.
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Certifications (preferred): CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or equivalent certifications in cloud and security domains.
What you can look forward to as a Full-Time employee!
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer salary at Okta
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₹17
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less
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