Sr Associate Site Reliability Engineering

Location: Australia, NSW, North Sydney

Remote Type: Flex

Time Type: Full Time

Job Description

Your work days are brighter here.

We’re 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, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll 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. We’re 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 you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll 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, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

The Database Engineering team at Workday is responsible for ensuring the entire Workday's Data related needs are met with high performance and scale, while providing utmost high availability that our customers expect from Workday. This team takes pride in ensuring seamless operation of 1000s of production and non-production databases across multiple data centers, public clouds and geographies. Are you passionate about database technologies?!

About the Role

Workday is looking for a highly skilled  SRE with a focus on Open-Source database technologies and Cloud Native solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in designing, developing, and managing enterprise-level database systems, with a keen emphasis on resiliency, high availability, security, and scalability. Deep knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other Cloud Native database technologies is crucial, as is proficiency in Python and shell scripting.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience managing databases for enterprise cloud applications at scale.
• 3+ years of working in MySQL and/or PostgreSQL database environments in Private and Public Cloud (AWS and/or GCP).
• Expertise with Python/GO.
• Experience with Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible, etc.), CI/CD pipelines (GIT, Jenkins, Argo etc), and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef etc).

Other Qualifications:

• Experience working with private and public clouds (IAAS, AWS, etc.) and capacity management principles.
• Working knowledge in technologies like Kubernetes/docker.
• Great teammate with excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Available for on-call support on a rotating basis
• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related technical field

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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