Senior Devops Engineer, Alpaca Engineer (US Federal)

Workday•Reston, VA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

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’s charter is to develop, build, deploy, and support the security specific solutions and infrastructure to help protect Workday customers data. We have a hybrid schedule where you will have the opportunity to collaborate with Workmates at the office but still have the flexibility to work up to 50% remote. The successful candidate will have a proven potential to work in a production focused diverse organization. You will be working in a rapidly moving microservices environment where resilience and scalability are key non-functional requirements. This will require you to work efficiently within your own team but also to coordinate with others in teams both locally and in other timezones. Also this role will require the operation and maintenance of our critical production system as well as building massively scalable digital security systems as part of that is core to all Workday services. This position will require regular after-hours production support, in the event of critical service outages.

Requirements

A minimum of 8 years software development or DevOps experience
A minimum of 5 years experience with internet protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS etc
A minimum of 3 years experience with Linux and container technologies (K8s, Docker)
A minimum of 3 years using, deploying, and applying: AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
Experience automating infrastructure in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, Ruby, Java
Experience running databases (SQL and NoSQL)
Knowledge and experience working with cryptographic, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or key management systems such as Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
Experience of full life-cycle software engineering practices including coding standards, testing, code reviews, source control management, and operations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical information to a wide variety of audiences
Excellent problem solving skills
Experience with orchestration, deployment tools e.g CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Chef
Experience with CI tools e.g Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, Artifactory
Strong background in Linux and Shell Scripting
Expertise in designing, implementing, and analyzing algorithms to solve complex problems, optimize business processes, improve data analysis, and enhance decision-making strategies
Proficient in the entire software lifecycle (conception, design, programming, testing, and maintenance), applying knowledge of programming languages, data structures, and system build to deliver custom solutions and ensure software performance and security
Skilled in designing efficient software architecture, improving code maintainability, and facilitating effective team collaboration through clear and structured code
Experienced in tracking and managing code changes using SCM tools, including version and branch management, and conflict resolution
Capable of encouraging a positive and inclusive team environment to improve team efficiency, facilitate effective decision-making, and assist with project management

Nice To Haves

An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, build, deploy, and support security specific solutions and infrastructure to help protect Workday customers data.
Work in a rapidly moving microservices environment where resilience and scalability are key non-functional requirements.
Coordinate with other teams both locally and in other timezones.
Operate and maintain critical production systems.
Build massively scalable digital security systems.
Provide regular after-hours production support in the event of critical service outages.