Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Production Engineer) to join our team. This is a hybrid role (onsite three days a week in San Jose, CA or another Zscaler office; remote can be considered for exceptional candidates) reporting to the Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering in the Zero Trust Exchange department. As a key member of the Zero Trust Exchange team, you will own the systems-level reliability and performance of Zscaler’s high-throughput bare-metal and cloud infrastructure processing tens of billions of daily transactions across a global, multi-region fleet. This is a software-first SRE role: you will write production-grade code and automation, drive the shift from reactive incident response, and bring engineering discipline to the systems-level work - OS, network and application debugging - that keeps the fleet operating safely at scale. What You’ll Do (Role Expectations) Maintain h
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Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
The Team
The Site Reliability team is dedicated to architecting and owning the foundational infrastructure tooling and CI/CD platforms that support Okta’s SRE ecosystem. In this development-focused role, you will leverage a modern tech-stack to build durable, automated systems that maximize platform reliability and engineering velocity.
The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys analyzing systems and identifying areas of opportunity to improve system performance, availability and capacity. They are part systems administrator, part network administrator, and part developer.
What you’ll be doing
- Maintain a highly available cloud infrastructure edge for the Okta identity platform
- Automate AWS infrastructure with Terraform and/or Chef
- Evolve the system by introducing changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and velocity
What you’ll bring to the role
- 8+ years of operations experience configuring, deploying, monitoring and troubleshooting applications and infrastructure in the cloud
- 8+ years administering or operating within a Linux environment, strong experience using Linux based tooling, and ability to debug systems level problems
- In-depth understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, Load Balancing, DNS and other networking protocols
- Solid understanding and experience with Apache httpd, nginx, Apache Tomcat, or similar
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills coupled with a desire to take on ownership and responsibility
- Proficiency in Bash, Python, Golang, or similar. Experienced with git
- Experience working with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet or similar automation tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to work on-call
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!
- Experience working in a security-oriented cloud environment
- Experience debugging software using gdb, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.
- Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with PKI / certificate management
Additional requirements:
- There is no citizenship requirement. The Okta employee must be on US Soil, which means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101
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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, 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 Okta Experience
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- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.
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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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
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