Software Development Engineer, SRE (US Federal)

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

In the DevX CDE team we have the responsibility of helping our workmates deliver quality software at pace. We care deeply about enabling our fellow engineers to safely deliver software to our customers is instrumental in our continued success. Our tools enable seamless deployments to our private cloud and public cloud platforms, as we continuously optimise and improve existing software processes and procedures. Everything we build is built to the highest standard, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability. As Workday’s development and production environments continue to modernise, we play a key part in that evolution. This opportunity is also our biggest challenge as we scale our team to serve ever growing demand. It is also why we are once again hiring.

We are a group of seasoned professionals that lean on collaboration, agile & SRE best practices. Team health and achieving a productive and sustainable work culture is important to us

We strive to improve the flow of work and apply meaningful telemetry and partnerships to aid in how we respond and maintain our services. We aim to strike the right balance of continuous improvement without changing just for the sake of change. Our team is a diverse group of people passionate about supporting both the technology and teams that deliver systems used by our workmates

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).

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.
• Be a part of Workday's people-first culture and experience the numerous benefits.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• This position requires a TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance. Applicants must already possess a valid and active TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance.
• 5+ years of SRE/DevOps experience in automating deployments, scaling, and management of containerised applications within Kubernetes.
• Enterprise Experience in public cloud platform (ideally on AWS or GCP)
• 5+ years working with CI/CD tools & technologies 

Other Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency with at least one deployment automation / configuration management tool (e.g. Jenkins, Ansible, ArgoCD).
• Proficiency in using observability tools (e.g. Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus) for metric driven debugging
• Experience with architecture, analysis, and support of complex distributed systems.
• Proficiency in scripting / developing using Bash, Python, Go, Ruby or similar scripting language
• Passion to optimise and automate, with the maturity to know when and where it’s appropriate.
• Ability to mentor and coach engineers to inspire professional growth.
• Experience influencing and affecting technological change at the team level.

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.McLean (Tyson's Corner)

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $130,200 USD - $195,300 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $117,800 USD - $210,000 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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