Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

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 flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core 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.What You'll Be Doing

Demonstrate full-stack fluency and adaptability to work across unfamiliar systems with minimal ramp-up time.
Tackle complex infrastructure challenges by delivering scalable, repeatable solutions with measurable outcomes.
Maintain deep engagement with evolving industry trends and internal architecture to align practices with leading standards.
Align proactively with organizational strategy, identifying gaps and collaborating on pragmatic, forward-thinking solutions.
Bring clarity to ambiguous problems, contributing thoughtful insights and suggesting nuanced improvements based on broad system understanding.
Influence through thought leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance across teams, mediums, and organizational layers.
Command broad visibility and trust, with impact recognized across senior leadership and peer teams.
Independently drive complex initiatives end-to-end, from roadmap planning to cross-functional execution.
Take ownership and act with urgency, proactively addressing issues and proposing innovative solutions.
Cultivate and manage the technical reputation of your team and functions through high-quality delivery and stakeholder engagement.

What You'll Bring to the Role

Strong leadership in building and scaling modern cloud-native infrastructure.
Expert-level understanding of Kubernetes (K8s) and Amazon EKS, including architecture, scaling, and advanced configurations.
Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred), infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and GitOps workflows.
Strong Coding Experience in Go or Python
Expert in CI/CD, Linux, networking, and OS hardening, with deep knowledge of IP protocols.
Deploy and manage k8s clusters & proficient knowledge on EKS
Proficient in infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef) and operational tooling (Ruby, Python, Go, Shell).
Hands on with deploying and managing database and caching technology like Redis
Proven experience implementing robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar tools.
Practical experience with container security, secrets management, and compliance in production environments.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers and driving complex projects to completion.

Experience

10+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
5+ years working with Kubernetes/EKS, Helm & Karpenter in production-grade environments.
5+ years of experience architecting and running complex AWS or other cloud networking infrastructure resources
5+ years of experience with Ansible, Chef, and Terraform
5+ years of experience of Coding / Scripting in Python or GoLang or Java
3+ Experience with service meshes (e.g., Istio)
Demonstrated success in leading reliability or platform initiatives across large-scale distributed systems.
Experience participating in or leading incident response and root cause analysis processes.
Prior experience in a high-scale SaaS, or cloud-native startup environment is a strong plus.
Strong Linux & security understanding and experience.
BS In computer science (or equivalent experience)

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