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$216,000 — $297,000 USD/yr

Security Architect - U.S. Public Sector

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Security ArchitectCybersecurity
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Security ArchitectCybersecurity

Requirements

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  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 
  • 10+ years experience across either security, compliance or technology 
  • Prior experience working within or supporting the US Public Sector 
  • TS/SCI Clearance with Poly
  • U.S. soil status - the employee must be on U.S. soil, which means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101
  • U.S. Security Clearance status - the employee must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) to the extent required by U.S. Government contracts.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.   

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:
$216,000—$297,000 USD

Responsibilities

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  • →Be the point of contact and subject matter expert for all highly regulated Public Sector initiatives across the company
  • →Lead and define the technical vision for the highly regulated products and services
  • →Clearly define priorities and roadmaps for meeting highly regulated requirements
  • →Work with management, sales, CSM, and the rest of the GTM team to set expectations and validate communications
  • →Work across security, compliance and engineering to communicate requirements
  • →Work with security and compliance teams for vulnerability management, security standards, and compliance validation
  • →Review, validate, and update SSPs in coordination with GRC  and engineering teams
  • →Review all network and boundary compliance diagrams. Work with TechOps to keep diagrams updated
  • →Collaborate and partner with TPM on project planning, execution, problem resolution, obstacle removal, and status reports
  • →Define and collaborate with product engineering architects on new features for Okta's US Public Sector Compliance production infrastructure
  • →Review significant changes to the service and coordinate significant change requests with DISA/DoD and FedRAMP
  • →Work with Product and Engineering to ensure the platform can support US Public Sector use cases
  • →Assist the GRC team in to effectively conduct the CONMON process
  • →Build and implement agentic workflows to automate complex tasks
  • →Assist in supporting and maintaining the Okta Federal agentic infrastructure and business processes
  • →Represent Okta Security with IC and DoD Classified customers
  • →Bring clarity to design and solution discovery processes and guide teams on how to meet classified requirements
  • →Mentor and coach junior engineers to leverage their full potential

We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Washington, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US

About this job

Pay per year
$216,000–$297,000 a year
36% above the $188,550 median for Security Architect jobs on Jobera (45 salaries).
Who can apply
United States
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Posted
October 30, 2026
First seen
October 30, 2026
Last seen
October 30, 2026

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October 30, 2026

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Security Architect - U.S. Public Sector$216,000 — $297,000 USD