Sr Site Reliability Engineer; US Federal

Sr Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal) 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).

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

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.

• Ensuring the Workday Kubernetes based platform is maintained, healthy, and ensures high availability for our customers through infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, reporting, incident handling and response, and observability tools.
• Maintain core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate 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 to resolve problems.
• Implement and maintain security standard methodologies for the platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes.
• Actively participate in knowledge sharing within the team.
• 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.

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

• Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools like Terraform.
• Experience with building, maintaining, and consuming CI/CD pipelines and tools like Argo CD.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong skills in Technical Writing Documentation for creating comprehensive technical documentation related to system architecture, operations, and reliability practices.
• Proven ability in Troubleshooting complex system issues.

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes.
• Amazon Web Services proficiency working 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+).

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 consult the company website or contact HR for details.

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