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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Network Operations Engineer - **Company:** Okta, Inc. - **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $147,000.0 - $202,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Networks, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Networking Hardware, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Junos, Network Security, Network Planning and Design, Routing, Network Service, Virtual Local Area Networks, Wireless Networks, Wi-Fi Technology, Data Logging, Scripting, Computer Network Operations, Okta, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Juniper, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Palo Alto Networks, Data Analytics, Firewall Services Module, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17786678?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17786678%2FSenior-Network-Operations-Engineer-Washington-Bellevue ## About the Role * 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3+ years with a Master's degree (or equivalent experience). * Comprehensive understanding of networking concepts, principles, and protocols, including WiFi, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPN, ACLs, Routing, and Firewall Policies. * Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate deployment, scaling, and recovery, alongside proficiency in scripting or programming languages to build custom tooling. * Proven experience with observability tools, utilizing a data-driven approach to define and monitor SLIs/SLOs, and a working knowledge of network device monitoring, alerting, and logging. * Direct experience working with hardware/software vendors, Internet/WAN connectivity partners, and managing wireless networks. ## Description Okta's IT Network Engineering team is responsible for the global corporate network, building and supporting a high-performing, reliable network at scale. As a member of this team, you will have a direct impact on network design, deployment, and reliability, enabling our employees to work effectively from any location globally. Your role ensures the overall security and integrity of our corporate network by leveraging network security best practices, innovative products, and rigorous security validation. The Senior Network Operations Engineer Opportunity Reporting to the Network Engineering Manager, this role will own the full operational lifecycle, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and availability for distinct network services across our global enterprise. You will apply a systems-level perspective and leverage strong proficiency in core technical skills-including Infrastructure as Code, observability, and automation-to design scalable architectures, eliminate manual toil, and lead technical efforts to ensure an "Always Secure. Always On." environment. What you'll be doing * Manage the full operational lifecycle, SLOs, and availability for distinct network services or platforms across global offices and cloud environments. * Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders-including Business Technology, Workplace, Security, and TDI teams-to plan projects, improve IT network security, and resolve recurring incidents. * Develop and maintain system consistency across the fleet by scheduling change requests, configuring network monitoring tools, and participating in an on-call rotation to remediate outages. * Lead technical delivery, innovative architecture research, and blameless post-mortems following incidents to drive systemic learning. * Coach and mentor team members by recognizing their potential, recommending appropriate training, and drawing out subtle connections in network problems from a systems perspective., * Desirable Technical Skills: Experience with Juniper/JUNOS switching/routing, Palo Alto Networks NGFWs, and enterprise office build and construction processes is highly desired and will help you hit the ground running. * Direct Customer Impact: You will have the opportunity to showcase your strong focus on customer and technology experiences, ensuring a secure, consistent end-user experience across a global enterprise network. * Growth and Support: Join a collaborative environment that values systemic learning over personal errors, offering you the chance to eliminate manual toil through innovation, mentor peers, and occasionally travel to build impactful connections. What you can look forward to as an Okta employee! * Amazing Benefits * Making Social Impact * Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. 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