Platform Engineer (US Federal)

Workday•McLean, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Workday’s Public Cloud Infrastructure Team is a diverse group of software developers, cloud engineers & site reliability engineers (SREs) who work together to ensure our cloud infrastructure is secure, scalable, and highly available. We focus on enabling Workday's growth in the public cloud by crafting, deploying and maintaining fully automated, resilient and scalable infrastructure-as-a-service. We constantly strive to streamline processes and reduce manual effort, allowing us to focus on delivering innovative solutions that drive business value. Our team is constantly exploring new technologies and methodologies to improve our processes and systems. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and are looking for a dynamic multi-cloud work environment, then Workday is the place for you. 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). As a Platform Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in guiding Workday’s cloud adoption strategy and leading the technical aspects of our transition to the Public Cloud. In this critical technical leadership position, you will have the opportunity to shape and implement cloud best practices, develop innovative solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful migration of our applications and infrastructure to the chosen cloud platform. You will use Infrastructure-as-code and automation to make continuous improvements to how the team maintains the infrastructure and services they own.

Requirements

6+ years of hands-on experience with one or more public cloud providers: AWS or, GCP
6+ years experience with Linux operating systems
2+ years of experience in one of the following functional languages: Ruby, Go, or Python
2+ years experience delivering Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or Ansible.
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.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with building solutions in the Public Cloud (AWS or GCP) to meet scalability and reliability needs of web-scale applications.
Experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GIT, ArgoCD, etc.) pipelines for adhering to Infrastructure-as-code best practices
Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Expertise in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
Skilled in designing and implementing automation strategies using various tools, helping organizations by improving operational efficiency, reducing errors, and enabling a focus on strategic tasks.
Adept at improving product durability, minimizing system failures, and enhancing process efficiency to contribute to cost savings and customer satisfaction.
Proficient in using programming languages to design, write, test, and debug code, with understanding of syntax, semantics, and programming paradigms.
Capable of fostering a positive and inclusive team environment to improve team efficiency and facilitate effective decision-making.
Adept at identifying the root cause of problems and implementing effective solutions, thereby improving system efficiency, reducing downtime, and enhancing overall operational productivity.

Responsibilities

Managing and operating infrastructure services in a scalable and secure manner.
Own tooling and operations involved in the buildout of new Customer environments
Collaborate with architects and leadership in evolving infrastructure services to meet the growing needs of the business.
Have Ownership of: Service health and uptime of infrastructure services.
Patching a regular maintenance of infrastructure services.
ENV build automation, tooling and workflow execution.
Vulnerability management, holding teams accountable to meet customer facing Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

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