Senior Software Development Engineer, DevOps (US Federal)

Workday


Job Location:

Reston, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 22 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Your work days are brighter here.

Were 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 were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Once a Workday application is built by our developers it is handed over to the Tenant Lifecycle Engineering (TLE) team. This is the team that supports the operations of our applications and services. They run all environments from production sandbox sales and implementation. This team pushes new code to our existing customers handles the health performance and reliability of the Workday stack and in general keep the lights on with 24/7 coverage.

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).

You will be a key contributor on the TLE Public Cloud Team. You will help the team in building a user friendly scalable and reliable tool framework. You will work closely with others from TLE to help automate tenant management and other operational tasks while being part of on-call and patch rotations.

About You

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 are a highly organized technically fluent program leader who thrives in complex fast-paced environments managing ambiguity aligning stakeholders and driving execution. You balance technical understanding with program management expertise to anticipate risks and maintain momentum. You break down complex problems into actionable plans and possess a proactive ownership-driven and results-focused mindset.

May be required to be on site at client locations in the DC MD and VA (DMV) area

You have excellent analytical skills for solving and problem determination. You love solving the complexities of running a deployment. You dislike doing things twice so you automate each step along the way. You strive to make things self-healing elastic automatic repeatable and well tested. Have a high degree of comfort in Object Oriented and Functional Programming. You are passionate about automation and motivated by writing fast scalable code with test-ability in mind and exhilarated by working in a fast-paced environment!

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5 years using deploying and applying: AWS Google Cloud Platform

  • 5 years working with one or more of the following languages: Python Ruby

  • 5 years with SQL and MySQL

Other Qualifications:

  • Experience in crafting analyzing and fixing large-scale distributed systems

  • Experience implementing crafting deploying: Docker Kubernetes Serverless (Lambdas)

  • Experience with orchestration deployment tools e.g CloudFormation Terraform Ansible Chef

  • Experience with CI tools e.g Jenkins TeamCity Bamboo Artifactory

  • Strong background in Linux and Shell Scripting

  • MS in Computer Science or related field and 3 years validated experience or BS in Computer


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.

Primary Location:


Primary Location Base Pay Range: $163800 USD - $245800 USD


Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $148200 USD - $264000 USD



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.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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


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