Software Development Engineering Manager (DEVX, IAHUB, Perf) (US Federal)

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About the Team

About the Role

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which due to federal government security requirements mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

Working in this role requires partnering with Product Management engineers and customer teams to gather requirements plan feature delivery and deliver on designs and implementation. Youll be a part of an agile software team to ensure engineering principles and quality are a core component of feature delivery. Supply ideas for continually improving the designs and scalability of the products and services delivered.

Responsibilities include the day-to-day agile activities of the team and actively supervising delivery and metrics for the team. You will work on designing implementing and leading all aspects of our tool portfolio where performance and resiliency will be essential.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years experience leading and influencing software development engineering teams.
• A minimum of 10 years experience in software development engineering defining implementing and evolving development processes tools and strategies for high-quality software delivery.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in demonstrated leadership leading end-to-end CI/CD delivery including pipeline design automated testing secure code integration release orchestration and driving engineering teams toward high-reliability cloud-native deployment practices.
• A minimum of 5 years experience with management methodologies for teams proficient in Agile Scrum Kanban CI/CD pipelines automated testing and cloud-native development practices.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in leadership principles for teams with expertise in microservices architecture infrastructure-as-code (IaC) container orchestration (Kubernetes) and secure DevSecOps workflows.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related subject area; Masters degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
• 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.

Other Qualifications:

• Adept at working with and in the U.S. Government with unique government requirements processes and regulations to include tailored software delivery and integration with government systems and processes.
• Understanding of development lifecycles for projects using programming languages and frameworks like Python Go Java TypeScript/ .NET Core React and modern cloud frameworks such as AWS Lambda Azure Functions and Kubernetes operators.
• Strong understanding of Decision Making processes in leading complex engineering teams and strategic initiatives.
• Proven understanding of Engineering Leadership principles in leading and advising multiple technical teams.
• Understanding of Mentorship principles and experience in guiding and developing engineering leaders and team members.
• Proven understanding of People Management principles for leading large software development organizations and encouraging a high-performance culture.
• Strong understanding of Software Development principles and their strategic application across multiple teams and projects.
• Strong skills in delivering Technical Presentations to executive and technical audiences.
• Strong understanding of Technical Project Management principles and experience in handling complex technical programs.
• Strong Understanding of Requirements and the ability to ensure alignment and execution across multiple teams.
• Skilled in leading change initiatives encouraging team collaboration and persuading stakeholders to support strategic decisions by mastering effective communication techniques and developing strong interpersonal relationships.
• Skilled in helping to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Skilled in Software Development can help an organization with tasks such as developing custom software solutions improving existing software performance ensuring software security and troubleshooting technical issues.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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