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Okta

Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI)

$147K–$202K

Maryland +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026

Location
Maryland
United States
Experience
5+ years in software engineering, shipping enterprise cloud software.

About the job

Build and adapt Okta Identity Governance for government customers, including secure full-stack software and deployments in highly classified environments.

What you'll do

  • Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure across high-compliance security baselines, including disconnected and air-gapped environments.
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services and frontend interfaces; improve CI/CD, observability, reliability, documentation, and support processes.
  • Maintain security controls and audit readiness, and collaborate across teams to meet government deployment standards.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years in software engineering shipping enterprise cloud software.
  • Hands-on coding at scale in Java, Python, or TypeScript, plus REST or gRPC APIs and UI automation (Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent).
  • Experience with CI/CD, containers, and a major cloud platform; proven scalable backend architecture and complex API integration experience.
  • Active U.S. TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Poly; experience with FedRAMP and Impact Level 6 (IL6).

Nice to have

  • Experience with restricted or air-gapped infrastructure, network isolation, zero-trust, or secure transfer mechanisms.
  • Experience with identity governance/access management or compliance frameworks such as SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP.

Pay

$147,000 — $202,000 USD annual base salary

Tools

Java, Python, TypeScript, REST, gRPC, Playwright, Selenium, Docker

AI focus

Apply AI meaningfully across the software development lifecycle, evaluate and adopt AI tools, and establish AI-augmented engineering practices for the team.

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