Role: SRE Engineer – Identity
Location: San Jose, CA (5 Days/Week Onsite)
Duration: 6+ Months (Possible Extension)
Pay Rate: $70 to $80
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain identity solutions (authentication, authorization, directory services) using Okta.
- Work on Okta as the primary IAM platform, addressing existing implementation challenges and improving the setup across SSO, MFA, directory sync, workflows, and API integrations.
- Develop and own end-to-end Terraform workflows (plan, build, test, deploy) specifically for Okta automation and ServiceNow integrations.
- Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scripts, being strong in at least one language (Python preferred, Go also acceptable).
- Integrate identity solutions with CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment and monitoring.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across identity platforms, ensuring high availability, resilience, and compliance with security standards.
- Collaborate closely with DevOps/SRE teams to enforce zero-trust security models and IAM best practices.
- Document architecture, processes, incident resolution, and provide knowledge transfer on identity systems.
Mandatory Skills:
- Experience: 5+ years in identity management and infrastructure automation.
- Identity Management: Strong experience with Okta (must-have), including workflows, API integrations, and ServiceNow integrations. Familiarity with OAuth/SAML, LDAP/Active Directory.
- Infrastructure-as-Code: Deep expertise in Terraform, with full lifecycle ownership.
- Programming: Proficiency in Python (preferred) or Go for automation and scripting (coding test will be part of the interview process).
- CI/CD Integration: Experience with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.
- SRE Fundamentals: Monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana), incident response, SLA/SLO adherence.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Certifications: Okta Certified Professional, HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate.
- Platform Experience: Kubernetes RBAC, Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd).
- Strong portfolio/projects demonstrating practical experience with Okta, Terraform, and ServiceNow integrations.
