Senior Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal)

About the Opportunity

Your work days are brighter here. We're obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most.

About the Team

At Workday Government, we focus on outcomes that serve a larger mission. Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations. We bring modern technology, responsible AI, and secure infrastructure to some of the most complex environments in the world.

About the Role

This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts. Due to federal security requirements, all personnel must be United States citizens. This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance. An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred. You may be required to be on-site at client locations in the DC, MD, and VA (DMV) area.

We are looking for a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to join our growing Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team. You will play a critical role in operating, monitoring, automating, maintaining, and providing metrics and observability for our Kubernetes-based platform.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the Workday Kubernetes-based platform is maintained, healthy, and ensures high availability through infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, reporting, incident handling, and observability tools.
• Maintain core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate and optimize infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Terraform and Argo CD.
• Provide support and solve for platform-related issues, working closely with development teams.
• Implement and maintain security standard methodologies for the platform.
• Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes.
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers and development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the platform engineering space.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience working with large-scale cloud infrastructure, automation, and overall DevOps methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.

Other Qualifications

• Infrastructure as code: Proficiency in tools like Terraform.
• CI/CD: Experience with building, maintaining, and consuming pipelines using tools like Argo CD.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes.
• Amazon Web Services proficiency in a production environment.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go.
• Experience with security auditing and compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in air-gapped cloud regions.
• Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+).

Compensation and Benefits

• Primary Location Base Pay Range: $147,400 - $221,200 USD
• Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $133,400 - $237,600 USD
• This role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we combine in-person time and remote work. We spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.