Security Architect - U.S. Public Sector
Okta · Washington, DC
About this role
**Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human** Okta secures AI by building trusted, neutral infrastructure that helps organizations safely embrace the next era of technology. The Okta Security team’s mission is to strengthen Okta’s position as the leading Identity-as-a-Service solution by identifying and resolving risks to employees, product, and—most importantly—customers. **Role: U.S. Public Sector Security Architect (Washington DC Metro Area | #LI-HYBRID)** ### What you’ll do - Serve as the point of contact and subject matter expert for highly regulated Public Sector initiatives across the company - Lead and define the technical vision for highly regulated products and services - Define priorities and roadmaps to meet highly regulated requirements - Partner with management, Sales, CSM, and the GTM team to set expectations and validate communications - Collaborate across Security, Compliance, and Engineering to communicate requirements - Work with Security and Compliance teams on vulnerability management, security standards, and compliance validation - Review, validate, and update SSPs in coordination with GRC and engineering teams - Review network and boundary compliance diagrams; work with TechOps to keep diagrams updated - Collaborate with TPM on project planning, execution, problem resolution, obstacle removal, and status reporting - Partner with product engineering architects on new features for Okta’s US Public Sector Compliance production infrastructure - Review significant service changes and coordinate significant change requests with DISA/DoD and FedRAMP - Ensure the platform supports US Public Sector use cases - Assist the GRC team in effectively conducting the CONMON process - Build and implement agentic workflows to automate complex tasks - Support and maintain Okta Federal agentic infrastructure and business processes - Represent Okta Security with IC and DoD Classified customers - Bring clarity to design and solution discovery processes to meet classified requirements - Mentor and coach junior engineers ### Requirements - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) - 10+ years of experience across security, compliance, or technology - Prior experience working within or supporting the U.S. Public Sector - TS/SCI Clearance with Poly ### Additional requirements - **U.S. soil status:** must be on U.S. soil (50 states, DC, or outlying areas as defined by FAR 2.101) - **U.S. security clearance status:** must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) as required by U.S. Government contracts ### Salary (base) For candidates located in **California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington**: **$216,000 — $297,000 USD** Okta also offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits (health, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending, and paid leave). ### The Okta Experience - Supporting your well-being - Driving social impact - Developing talent and fostering connection + community Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need reasonable accommodation for the application/interview/onboarding process, request it via the accommodation form in the original posting.
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