Principal Classified Systems Architect, Okta Federal

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human<br><br></strong>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.<br><br>This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.</p></div><div class="SingleJob-content"> <p>Okta Federal, Inc. is seeking a seasoned <strong>Classified Systems Architect</strong> to join our Technology, Data &amp; Intelligence (TDI) Team. This team is tasked with building and maintaining a robust, compliant, and scalable "High Side" developer platform that empowers our product teams to deliver Okta’s world-class Identity capabilities to the U.S. Government’s most sensitive missions.</p> <p>As part of the TDI Team, this individual will serve as the technical authority for the design, development, and evolution of our development platform for US Classified environments. This position’s mandate is to define the architectural vision for our air-gapped infrastructure, select and validate hardened tooling (e.g., Big Bang, Iron Bank, etc), and bridge the gap between strict DoD compliance requirements and modern DevOps velocity.</p> <p>You will partner closely with stakeholders across TDI, Product Engineering, Vulnerability Management, and Security Compliance to ensure that every component of the system—from the Kubernetes substrate to the application layer—is implemented as planned, secure by design, and optimized for user experience. Strong preference will be given to those with a bias for action and the ability to solve complex "air gap" challenges outside the box.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Act</strong> as the central point for defining and evolving the architecture of Okta Federal’s SIPR/JWICS environments, ensuring alignment with DoD reference designs while tailoring them to Okta’s specific product needs.</li> <li><strong>Design</strong> resilient, scalable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and blueprints for air-gapped environments, solving unique challenges related to disconnected operations, cross-domain solutions (CDS), and "sneaker-net" patch management.</li> <li><strong>Collaborate</strong> closely with Product Engineering (ORD), Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), Business Application teams, Collaboration Engineering teams, and Security teams to translate complex compliance controls (DISA STIGs, RMF) into automated techn