Mid/Senior Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal)

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About the Team

Do what you love. Love what you do.

At Workday, we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.

The SAMBT (Source, Artifact Management & Build Tools) team at Workday relentlessly pursues reliability and availability of build, development and deployment tools by employing a culture of learning, continuous improvement and an engineering focus.

The team builds and crafts innovative solutions to support all Workday development teams in their SDLC which includes binary artifact management, software distribution, source control systems and build tools. We support our users with high energy, attention to detail and strong collaboration.

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).
- Define, design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain automation infrastructure for configuration management and service deployment- Improve operational efficiency to help scale the team by automating where reasonable.- Build platforms that empower application developers to interact with production in a self service manner.- Build and maintain strong relationships with peers and partners to deliver results through collaboration.- Respond to production monitoring: triage, fix, and resolution. Retro and act on incidents to continually improve our systems and processes.- Engage in a culture of learning and innovation through hackathons, online course offerings, and employee-led special interest guilds.- In time, you will be required to participate in an infrequent on-call rotation as part of the role.

About You

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).

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.

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

Site Reliability Engineer

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a software developer supporting Production Engineering, DevOps or equivalent roles

• 3+ years of experience in using configuration management frameworks like Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes in Public/Private Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.).

Other Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field

• Experience in designing systems for ease of maintenance, repair, and upgrades, contributing to reduced downtime and increased system longevity.

• Proficiency in maintaining and administering source code management (SCM) tools

• Proficient with Agile methodologies, SDLC, and CI/CD.

• Experience in Linux operating systems and various scripting languages such as - Python, Ruby, Golang

• Expertise in applying Reliability Engineering principles to forecast product lifespans, analyze potential failures, and develop maintenance plans for optimal system reliability.

• Deep understanding of Public Cloud Networking

• JFrog Artifactory administration experience an advantage

• 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+)

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a software developer supporting Production Engineering, DevOps or equivalent roles

• 5+ years of experience in using configuration management frameworks like Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes in Public/Private Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.).

Other Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field

• Experience in designing systems for ease of maintenance, repair, and upgrades, contributing to reduced downtime and increased system longevity.

• Proficiency in maintaining and administering source code management (SCM) tools

• Proficient with Agile methodologies, SDLC, and CI/CD.

• Experience in Linux operating systems and various scripting languages such as - Python, Ruby, Golang

• Expertise in applying Reliability Engineering principles to forecast product lifespans, analyze potential failures, and develop maintenance plans for optimal system reliability.

• Deep understanding of Public Cloud Networking

• JFrog Artifactory administration experience an advantage

• 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+)

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 candidate’s 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 Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.VA.Reston

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $111,500 USD - $199,800 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re 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 you'll 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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