Get to know OktaOkta 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 Data Engineering Team

Okta's Data Engineering team is focused on building platforms and capabilities that are utilized across the organization by sales, marketing, engineering, finance, product, and operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with the ability to tie engineering initiatives to business impact. 

You will be part of a team doing detailed technical designs, development, and implementation of applications using cutting-edge technology stacks.

The Data Engineer Opportunity

A Data Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining scalable solutions. This role involves collaborating with data engineers, analysts, scientists and other engineers to ensure data availability, integrity, and security. The ideal candidate will have a background in cloud platforms, data warehousing, infrastructure as code, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop, and maintain scalable data platforms using AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks.
• Use Terraform to manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistent and reproducible environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data platform applications using GitHub and GitLab.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data infrastructure and workflows.
• Containerize applications and services using Docker to ensure portability and scalability.
• Ensure data security and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct vulnerability scans and apply necessary patches to ensure the security and integrity of the data platform.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and cloud platforms.

What you’ll bring to the role

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or another quantitative field of study
• 2+ years in a data engineering role
• 2+ years’ experience working with SQL, ETL tools such as Airflow, with relational and columnar MPP databases like Snowflake or Redshift, hands-on experience with AWS (e.g., S3, Lambda, EMR, EC2)
• Experience working with lakehouse architectures such as Databricks and file formats like Iceberg and Delta
• Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Proficiency in version control systems like GitHub and GitLab, CI/CD practices and tools.
• Experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
• Knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools and best practices for patch management, experience with logging and security tools such as splunk, nessus or qualys.
• Federal Eligibility

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:$103,000—$172,000 USD

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

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging 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/.

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. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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