Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal)

Workday • Reston, VA

4d • $111,500 - $199,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Site Reliability Engineer will join Workday Government’s Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team, supporting one or more direct or indirect U.S. Federal Government contracts. The role operates, monitors, automates, maintains, and provides metrics and observability for a Kubernetes-based platform, enabling engineering teams to deliver capabilities and products quickly and reliably. It requires a strong technical background, a focus on automation, and a collaborative mindset.

The role supports the health, availability, scalability, and security of the platform through infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, reporting, incident response, and observability. The engineer will maintain core platform components, automate provisioning and deployments, troubleshoot issues with development teams, uphold security and compliance practices, and document and share platform knowledge. Workday’s flexible work approach combines in-person and remote work, with at least half of each quarter spent in an office or in the field, depending on the role. This position may require on-site work at client locations in the DC, MD, and VA area.

Because of federal security requirements, personnel working on the contracts must be U.S. citizens, naturalized or native. The role may require a TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; an active TS/SCI with CI Poly is preferred.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps methodologies.
• A bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform.
• Experience building, maintaining, and using CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Argo CD.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• U.S. citizenship (naturalized or native) due to federal contract security requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• An active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes.
• Amazon Web Services proficiency 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.
• DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment credential and one approved specialty certification, such as CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, or CASP+.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Workday Kubernetes-based platform to support its health and high availability through infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, reporting, incident handling and response, and observability tools.
• Maintain core platform components to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate and optimize infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools such as Terraform and Argo CD.
• Provide support and troubleshoot platform-related issues in collaboration with development teams.
• Implement and maintain platform security practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes, and participate in team knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with engineers and development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Stay up to date with technologies and trends in platform engineering.

Benefits

• May be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
• May be eligible for annual refresh stock grants.
• Comprehensive benefits are referenced, but specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level