Sr Site Reliability Engineer, Operations; US Federal

Sr Site Reliability Engineer, Operations (US Federal)

We are seeking a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to join our growing Infrastructure and Federal Platform Engineering team. The ideal candidate will provide critical support for one or more U.S. Federal Government contracts, ensuring that all platform work aligns with federal security requirements and that teams can deliver capabilities quickly and reliably.

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government, which, due to federal 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.

We are looking for a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to join our growing Infrastructure and Federal Platform Engineering team. You will play a critical role in operating, monitoring, automating, maintaining, and providing metrics and observability for our Kubernetes-based platform and enabling our engineering organization to deliver capabilities and incremental products quickly and reliably. You and the team will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies, solve complicated problems, and contribute to the foundation of our infrastructure.

This role requires a strong technical background, a passion for automation, and a collaborative mindset.

Ensuring the Workday Kubernetes‑based platform is maintained, healthy, and 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.

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.

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 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 compliance 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 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. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need.

USA.VA.Reston

$147,400 USD - $221,200 USD

$133,400 USD - $237,600 USD

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. At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email