Junior Platform Engineer, Security

Okta is hiring a Junior Platform Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Junior Platform Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (PST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Monitor systems and respond to incidents What we offer: • Home office and wellness stipends • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Paid parental leave • Annual learning and professional development budget How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Okta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 0–2 years of experience or equivalent training • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team