Staff site reliability engineer at Okta Bengaluru, owning the architecture of the internal Kubernetes platform for the India organisation, including readiness for AI workloads.

This full-time Bengaluru role was posted on 29 October 2026. The listing places the role in TDI Infrastructure Engineering, which runs the platforms Okta's internal teams build on. Responsibilities include owning the architecture and evolution of the Kubernetes platform for the Bengaluru/India team (cluster strategy, multi-tenancy, networking), leading the design and rollout of self-service capabilities and self-healing patterns, and driving readiness to host AI-driven internal workflows at scale, including model serving, GPU scheduling and orchestration. The listing asks for 8+ years in SRE, platform or infrastructure engineering with staff-level ownership, deep production Kubernetes expertise, and experience running large-scale internal platforms in a public cloud, preferably AWS.

About Okta

Okta builds identity and access management software: workforce identity (single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, lifecycle management) and customer identity products, plus Auth0 for developers. Its own listings describe the mission as securing every identity, from AI to human.

Okta runs a large engineering centre in Bengaluru working on core product areas, alongside its global offices. Listings for India roles cover engineering, security, SRE and business technology functions. Learn more on Okta's website.

The role in plain terms

The staff bar is stated plainly: 8+ years with a track record of staff-level ownership, and the responsibilities are architectural - cluster strategy and multi-tenancy - rather than operational. The AI-readiness scope (model serving, GPU scheduling) is the differentiator from a conventional platform role: it asks you to extend a Kubernetes platform into AI infrastructure, a skill set in short supply. Owning the platform for the Bengaluru/India team gives the role a defined, visible scope.

The team and the work

Per the listing, the work includes leading technical design and rollout of golden paths and self-healing patterns for internal teams - the platform-as-product approach - on AWS as the preferred cloud. A senior SRE opening on the same team covers the operating side of the platform.

What the employer asks for

These requirements are quoted from the employer's listing, kept in their exact words so eligibility details are not distorted:

8+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering, with a track record of staff-level technical leadership
Deep, hands-on expertise in Kubernetes at production scale — architecture, multi-tenancy, networking, security, and day-2 operations
Experience running large-scale internal infrastructure platforms in a public cloud, preferably AWS
Strong expertise in cloud-native architectures, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions)
Strong proficiency in Python or similar scripting and programming languages.
Experience building or operating infrastructure that hosts AI/ML or agentic workflows — model serving, GPU scheduling, or orchestration frameworks
Deep experience with observability platforms and monitoring tools (Grafana, Splunk, APM, or equivalent) in a large-scale environment
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across teams and geographies without formal authority

Who this role suits

Staff-level SREs or platform architects with 8+ years, deep Kubernetes, and ideally exposure to AI/ML infrastructure. Not for senior engineers without platform architecture ownership - the listing is explicit about the staff-level track record.

Practical notes

For staff platform roles, expect architecture design questions (multi-tenant cluster design, capacity planning) and leadership scenarios about driving adoption across teams. GPU scheduling and model-serving experience is worth surfacing if you have it.

Working at Okta

Engineering work at Okta centres on identity infrastructure at high scale: authentication, authorization, directory and security services that sit on the critical path of customer logins.

How to apply

Apply directly on the employer's site: Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Okta. We found this listing on the Greenhouse public job board (okta.com), where it was posted on 29 Oct 2026 and was still open when we checked on 30 Oct 2026. Before applying, re-read the employer's own description in full, since eligibility details, deadlines and process steps can change at any time and the employer's page is always the final word. Tailor your resume to the specific requirements above rather than sending a generic one: mirror the skills and tools the listing names where you genuinely have them. A short, specific note on why this team and this problem interest you goes further than a long generic cover letter. Never pay a fee to apply or interview; genuine employers, including this one, do not charge candidates.

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