Workday

Sr Software Development Engineer

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2 days ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$148k - $264k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Manage and scale containerized workloads on Kubernetes clusters in AWS GovCloud.
  • Automate infrastructure, configuration, and deployment pipelines using Terraform, Terragrunt, Docker, AWS, and Argo CD.
  • Design and maintain air-gapped deployment methodologies for secure and isolated environments.
  • Build and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for platform availability and visibility.
  • Troubleshoot complex distributed-system, infrastructure, and network issues.
  • Lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, participate in architectural reviews, and create technical documentation.
  • Implement enterprise security standards and maintain compliance with federal requirements.
  • Collaborate with development teams, security leaders, and cross-functional partners.

Requirements

  • The role requires U.S. citizenship because of federal government contract requirements.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph; an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph is strongly preferred.
  • Senior-level qualifications require 5+ years of hands-on experience with production cloud infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, or platform engineering systems.
  • Senior-level qualifications require 3+ years with infrastructure automation, CI/CD or GitOps pipelines, modern scripting or programming, and technical initiative leadership; mid-level alternatives are also provided.
  • Experience with Terraform or Terragrunt, Argo CD, Jenkins, or GitLab CI is required for the applicable level.
  • Experience with Go or Python is preferred within the software development qualification.
  • Preferred qualifications include AWS, AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, Docker, air-gapped systems, observability platforms, federal security frameworks, and DoD 8570/8140-aligned certifications.
  • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent military or practical engineering experience, is preferred.

Benefits

  • Flexible work model requiring at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or field, with possible onsite work in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
  • Eligibility may include the Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific bonus and annual refresh stock grants.
  • Workday provides a broader benefits package and reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants.

Tech Stack

Argo CDAWSDockerGitLab CI/CDGoGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesPrometheusPythonSplunkTerraform

Categories

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About Workday

10,000+ employees

Workday builds cloud-based enterprise applications for human capital management and financial management, including payroll, time tracking, expenses, planning, and procurement, sold on a subscription basis with professional services. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ as WDAY. Organizations worldwide use Workday to unify HR and finance data, automate processes, and apply AI to workforce and financial operations.

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